Statehood Countdown 21 (John Foster Dulles)

As part of Statehood Hawaiiʻ s 21 days until statehood countdown, we will be posting some key documents challenging the traditional statehood story. These primary documents are correspondences between the U.S. State Department, the United Nations, Congress, the Department of the Interior, the Territory of Hawaii and Labor History. The following is a letter written…

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Aloha Havana!

In Cuba, tourists can take a 50th anniversary tour and see all the historic sites and explore the the benefits and disadvantages of 50 years of Cuban Revolution– if Hawaii were to embark upon a 50th anniversary tour, where would the tour buses stop?  Departing from Waikiki, a tour might beeline for the State Capital and work…

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