Hawaii Political History

Why is a history of Hawaii beginning only in 1959 incomplete?

• No one lived in Hawaii before 1959
• It ignores Indigenous civilization and the Hawaiian Kingdom
• The islands emerged from the ocean in 1959
• All Hawaiian culture was imported after statehood

How did the attack on Pearl Harbor affect events beyond Hawaii?

• It contributed to U.S. entry into World War II
• It established the Hawaiian Kingdom
• It created all of Hawaii’s volcanoes
• It made Hawaii the 50th state immediately

Which sequence correctly summarizes Hawaii’s major political transitions?

• 1959 overthrow, 1900 annexation, 1898 statehood, 1893 territory
• 1898 statehood, 1893 annexation, 1959 monarchy, 1900 territory
• 1900 monarchy, 1959 annexation, 1893 territory, 1898 statehood
• 1893 overthrow, 1898 annexation, 1900 territorial government, 1959 statehood

What evidence shows the Hawaiian Kingdom’s status before U.S. annexation?

• International diplomatic recognition
• A 1959 state governor
• A 1900 U.S. territorial legislature
• A postwar U.S. ZIP code

Which chronology is accurate for Hawaii’s late nineteenth century?

• Annexation occurred before the kingdom existed
• Statehood happened before the overthrow
• The Organic Act preceded the annexation
• The monarchy was overthrown before U.S. annexation

What distinguished U.S. territorial government from full statehood for Hawaii?

• The territory elected two voting U.S. senators
• Territorial rule made Hawaii independent again
• The territory lacked the same political status and representation as a state
• Territorial status was identical to today’s state status