When is hawaii statehood day 2011

And then there was a shotgun republic. And then an annexed territory. And now, there's a state," Abercrombie told the gathering. But the governor cautioned that with more sovereignty will come more responsibility.

It's that important," Abercrombie said. Much of the state law is based on the Akaka Bill, which is stalled once again in Congress.

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Territory of Hawaii in As a territory, Hawaii had little power in the United States government, holding only one, non-voting representative in the House. The territory status allowed rich, white plantation owners to import cheap labor and export their products to the mainland with low tariffs.

These landowners used their power to keep Hawaii in territorial status. Native Hawaiians and non-white Hawaiian residents, however, began to push for statehood. These residents wanted the same rights as U. They wanted a voting representative in Congress and the right to elect their own governor and judges, who were currently appointed.

Over the course of the next 50 years, the Territory of Hawaii worked to achieve statehood. The legislature sent multiple proposals to Congress including a joint resolution requesting statehood in , only to be denied. Other resolutions were similarly ignored. In , a congressional committee found that Hawaii met all qualifications for statehood and held a vote on statehood in Hawaii.