Polity Hawaii Territory

This article is about the specific polity Hawaii Territory and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Was an organized incorporated territory of the United States until August 1959, when most of its territory, excluding Palmyra Island, was admitted to the United States as the 50th U.S. state, the State of Hawaii.

Establishment

  • August 1898: The Republic of Hawaiʻi was a short-lived one-party state in Hawaiʻi between July 4, 1894, when the Provisional Government of Hawaii had ended, and August 12, 1898, when it became annexed by the United States as an organized incorporated territory of the United States.

Chronology

Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation

1. Events

  • August 1959: When Hawaii was admitted to the United States in 1959, Palmyra was explicitly separated from the new state, remaining a federal incorporated territory.
  • August 1959: Hawaiʻi was admitted as a U.S. state on August 21, 1959.

Disestablishment

  • August 1959: When Hawaii was admitted to the United States in 1959, Palmyra was explicitly separated from the new state, remaining a federal incorporated territory.
  • August 1959: Hawaiʻi was admitted as a U.S. state on August 21, 1959.

Selected Sources

  • Van Zandt, Franklin K. (1976). Boundaries of the United States and the Several States: With Miscellaneous Geographic Information Concerning Areas, Altitudes, and Geographic Centers. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. P.166