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Hawaii: Special Issue, April 28, 2008 | The Nation

Hawaii: Special Issue, April 28, 2008

Famous Are the Flowers: Hawaiian Resistance Then—and Now

The story of how the Hawaiian people lost their homeland—and their continuing quest to win it back.

Elinor Langer

Hawaii Needs You
Hawaiian activists call on the US left to help stop massive military expansion and federal legislation that would stifle their quest for independence.
The Nation
Posted 02/09/2012
The Nation and Hawaii
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
Posted 02/09/2012
Guano
The first overseas acquisition of the United States was not Hawaii, but Midway, claimed under the Guano Act of 1856.
Elinor Langer
Posted 02/09/2012

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News and Features

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The Nation on The Overthrow (Hawaii, States, Politics)

In 1893, The Nation raised a warning about how colonization would affect the state of the union.

The Editors
The Nation on Annexation (Hawaii, States, Politics)

From our archives: The Nation addressed the question of annexation in 1898.

Elinor Langer
From On Being Hawaiian (Hawaii, States, Politics)

In 1964, John Dominis Holt, one of the first voices of the Hawaiian renaissance, discussed his heritage.

The Nation
Excerpts From the 'Apology Resolution' (Hawaii, States, Politics)

Here's how the US Congress addressed the issue.

Elinor Langer
Further Reading and Resources (Hawaii, States, Politics)

Find out more about Hawaiian history in books and videos--and on the Web.

Elinor Langer