Hawaii’s fight for statehood took more than 50 years following its annexation. World War II delayed statehood efforts, but eventually two of every three Hawaiian voters favored statehood.

House votes to annex Hawaii, June 15, 1898 President Dwight Eisenhower in a White House ceremony signs a proclamation making Hawaii the 50th state Aug. 21, 1959.

ANNEXATION OF HAWAII; The State Department Would Like It Brought About by Treaty If Possible. WANTS OPPOSITION TO YIELD Hawaiian Legislature Likely to Adjourn Before It Can Have a Chance to ...

The University of Wisconsin system, now a network of progressive education and civic engagement, once echoed the same settler ...

Annexation passed as a joint resolution, which required only a majority vote, and became law on July 7, 1898. At that point, Hawaii became an organized incorporated territory of the United States ...

ANNEXATION OF HAWAII.; Senator Davis to Move the Ratification of the Treaty. Share full article. Nov. 27, 1897. Credit... The New York Times Archives.

“Great powers” and the unconstitutionality of the annexation of Texas and Hawaii. February 22, 2015. By Will Baude. As regular readers of this blog have been reminded all too often, ...

On this day in 1898, the House approved Senate Joint Resolution 55 providing for the annexation of Hawaii as a U.S. territory. At the time, Hawaii was an independent republic. The vote was 209-91.