Hawai'i Statehood Day 2005 - Revision history

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Attacks on Statehood

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 In 1959, when President Eisenhower proclaimed that all conditions had been met and Hawai'i was now the 50th state, there was dancing in the streets. 94% of Hawai'i's voters (and therefore a clear majority of every ethnic group) had said "yes" to statehood.
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 Ben Cayetano issued a formal Governor's Message on August 16, 2002 -- his final Statehood Day in office. It was a stirring, uplifing message, much needed after the terrorist attack of September 11. Among other inspirational sentences Governor Cayetano wrote: "The people of Hawaii enjoy a diversity unlike any state in the nation. We are committed to ensuring unity and equality for all of our residents. While we celebrate the differences that define and enrich our island culture, we also treasure our identity as Americans and affirm our shared commitment to a happier and more prosperous future for all." Full text on official stationery with the state seal can be seen at:
-http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/statehdgovmsg081602.html
+[[Cayetano's Statehood Day Message August 16, 2002]]
 By contrast, Linda Lingle on her first Statehood Day in office quietly published a low-key message as a letter-to-editor in only one newspaper, consisting mostly of quotes from British Prime Minister Tony Blair's speech to Congress. Lingle's message of 2003 can be seen at

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 http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?ae18d1fa-fe36-4a0d-91b8-611eca684351
 In 1959, when President Eisenhower proclaimed that all conditions had been met and Hawai'i was now the 50th state, there was dancing in the streets. 94% of Hawai'i's voters (and therefore a clear majority of every ethnic group) had said "yes" to statehood.
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 http://www.angelfire.com/hi5/bigfiles3/AntiAmericanHawaiianProtesters.html
 It is commonly said that "the bad drives out the good." On Maui the bad is getting even worse.
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 http://www.mauinews.com/story.aspx?id=11658
 What sort of "celebration" will we have for the 50th anniversary of the 50th state? It's less that four years away. A resolution passed the Hawai'i State Senate in 2001 calling for Congress and the United Nations to revisit the Statehood vote of 1959. The clear implication of that resolution is that Hawai'i might not legitimately be a state. The United Nations is asked to intervene, to hold a plebiscite offering the option of independence. There was an unsuccessful effort in 2002 and 2003 to get the Legislature to pass a resolution expressing pride in statehood.
-For information about the anti-statehood resolution that passed, the pro-statehood resolution that failed, and the continuing refusal to fly the U.S. flag on the former capitol of the Territory and State of Hawai'i, see:
+For information about the anti-statehood resolution that passed, the pro-statehood resolution that failed, and the continuing refusal to fly the U.S. flag on the former capitol of the Territory and State of Hawai'i, see: [[History of the Struggle to Achieve Statehood]]
 Let's hope the U.S. Senate knows about this anti-statehood and anti-American sentiment in time for the vote on the Akaka bill. Charlie Maxwell himself is one of the bill's main supporters. He wants taxpayers from throughout America to keep sending hundreds of millions of dollars to Hawai'i to support race-based programs, thereby boosting the political power of people like himself as they pursue a quest for total independence.

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