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Hawaiian citizens voted overwhelmingly (93%) to join the USA. It was accordingly added as the 50th American state in 1959. The United Nations recognized this as legal under international law by removing Hawaii for the list of non self-governing territories.
Hawaiian citizens voted overwhelmingly (93%) to join the USA. It was accordingly added as the 50th American state in 1959. The United Nations recognized this as legal under international law by removing Hawaii for the list of non self-governing territories.
==Politics==
Since statehood, Hawaii has been dominated by the [[Democratic Party]]. John kerry carried the state electoral vote in 2004 and the entire Congressional delegation is made up of Democrats. The [[Republican Party]] has made some recent progress with the current governor being a Republican. There is also a small separatist movement on the sialnds which wishes to have Hawaii secede from the USA and form an independent Hawaiian nation. Proponents of this course argue that Hawaii was illegally annexed and should be "restored" to nationhood. The overwhelmingly majority of Hawaiians do not support this view and the separatists remain a small but vocal minority.
==Tourism==
==Tourism==
*[http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/15000.html Hawaii QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau]
*[http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/15000.html Hawaii QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau]
*[http://www.historyofnations.net/oceania/hawaii.html History of Hawaii]
*[http://www.historyofnations.net/oceania/hawaii.html History of Hawaii]
*[http://morganreport.org/ Morgan Report]
[[Category:US state]]
[[Category:US state]]