| 14 Jun 1900 |
the islands acquired by the United States under an act of Congress entitled "Joint resolution to provide for annexing the Hawaiian Islands to the United States," approved on 7 Jul 1898, are designated the Territory of Hawaii, in accordance with an act passed by the Congress of the United States (Senate on 2 Mar 1900, House of Representatives on 6 Apr 1900 with an amendment; Senate disagrees to House amendment and asks for a conference on 10 Apr 1900, conference report agreed to in Senate on 25 Apr 1900, conference report agreed to in House on 27 Apr 1900), signed into law on 30 Apr 1900, effective 45 days from and after the approval of the act (14 Jun 1900) (Statutes at Large, 31:141-162) [1] |
| 14 Jun 1900 - 21 Aug 1959 |
Territory of Hawaii |
| 21 Aug 1959 |
the Constitution of the State of Hawaii (adopted and signed by the delegates of the Constitutional Convention on 22 Jul 1950, adopted by a referendum held on 7 Nov 1950; amendments were adopted by a referendum held on 27 Jun 1959) is approved, Hawaii is admitted to the United States in accordance with an act passed by the Congress of the United States (Senate on 11 Mar 1959, House of Representatives on 12 Mar 1959), signed into law on 18 Mar 1959, taking effect upon the issuance of a proclamation by the President of the United States on 21 Aug 1959 (Statutes at Large, 73:4-13, 73:c74-c75) [2] |
| 21 Aug 1959 - |
State of Hawaii = (from 2 Dec 1978) Mokuʻāina o Hawaiʻi |
| 2 Dec 1978 |
English and Hawaiian are recognized as official languages in accordance with amendments to the Constitution of the State of Hawaii adopted at a session of the Constitutional Convention held in Honolulu on 21 Sep 1978, approved by voters at the general election on 7 Nov 1978 and signed by the Convention members on 2 Dec 1978 (Hawaii Constitutional Convention 1978, 1:499, 1:518-519) |
