Hawaiian Organic Act

The Hawaiian Organic Act, Pub.L. 56–331, 31 Stat. 141, enacted April 30, 1900, was an Organic Act enacted by the United States Congress to establish the Territory of Hawaii and to provide a Constitution and government for the territory. The Act was in force until August 21, 1959, when the territory was admitted to the Union as a State.

The Island of Hawaii was first inhabited by Polynesians who arrived in canoes and spread to the other Hawaiian islands. After the contact by the British explorer James Cook the islands became well known and Europeans came and inhabited them. The French government was interested with the islands and wanted to establish Catholicism. The Kingdom of Hawaii became more influenced by the United States which set up trade relations with the Kingdom. After the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom in 1893, the new Republic of Hawaii government lobbied for annexation by the United States. Annexation was approved by president William McKinley and Hawaii became part of the United States on July 7, 1898.

The United States government decided the new territory should establish a government under the Organic Act under the supervision of the legislature.

The Act stated that Honolulu on the island Oahu would be the capital of the Territory of Hawaii.

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