The Nation and Hawaii
The Editors
The questions raised by Hawaii's annexation have implications far beyond its shores: the imperial past forms the legal scaffolding of the imperial present.

The Editors
The questions raised by Hawaii's annexation have implications far beyond its shores: the imperial past forms the legal scaffolding of the imperial present.
Hawaiian activists call on the US left to help stop massive military expansion and federal legislation that would stifle their quest for independence.
Elinor Langer
Find out more about Hawaiian history in books and videos--and on the Web.
The Editors
In 1893, The Nation raised a warning about how colonization would affect the state of the union.
In 1964, John Dominis Holt, one of the first voices of the Hawaiian renaissance, discussed his heritage.
Elinor Langer
The first overseas acquisition of the United States was not Hawaii, but Midway, claimed under the Guano Act of 1856.
Elinor Langer
Here's how the US Congress addressed the issue.
Elinor Langer
From our archives: The Nation addressed the question of annexation in 1898.

Elinor Langer
The story of how the Hawaiian people lost their homeland--and their continuing quest to win it back.
Mindy Pennybacker : US Military
It's hard to tell whether the US is conducting a war against terror or
against Native Hawaiians, as the military uses parts of the Waianae
coast as a live-fire training ground.



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