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This “holiday” was created to commemorate the anniversary of Hawai‘i’s admission into the United States of America.

This holiday is a sham.

The Kingdom of Hawai‘i was illegally overthrown by American businessman who had the help of U.S Minister John Stevens and the threat of American troops. They forcefully overtook our nation, and declared themselves the new provisional government of Hawai‘i.

Later our nation was made a territory, and in 1959, under the Hawai‘i Admission Act, we were admitted as a state.

There is no treaty of annexation between the Kingdom of Hawai‘i and America. We have not given up our sovereignty. Our kingdom was forcefully overthrown and stolen from us.

Hawai‘i is an illegally occupied nation under the iron fist of the United States.

Statehood supports American greed.

Statehood supports the unsustainable tourism and development of our `āina.

Statehood supports the harmful commercialization of my people and our way of life.

Statehood has allowed the Navy to poison our water again and again.

Statehood has allowed my people to needlessly suffer and die.

Statehood has stripped us of our identities and our nation.

We have fought hard to endure under the occupation of America. We have pushed forward with a cultural rebirth, trying hard to keep our fading traditions alive, but we can only go so far without our sovereignty.

End the American Occupation. Restore Hawai‘i to Hawaiians.

To read more on Hawaiian sovereignty, history and the harmful impacts of American occupation, see the links below: