1959: Hawai‘i becomes a state; Native Hawaiian program funded

Hawai‘i becomes the 50th of the United States. By the terms of the federal Hawaiian Admission Act, the state of Hawai‘i assumes trust responsibility for Native Hawaiians. The Act transfers 1.8 million acres of public lands—one-quarter of the land in the Hawaiian Islands—to the new state, while requiring that revenue from these lands be distributed among five programs, one of which specifically serves “the betterment of the conditions of Native Hawaiians ...”

Theme

Federal-Tribal Relations

Region

Hawai‘i