US constitution/annexation/49th state
January 22, 2013 | 11:03 AM

The US constitution provides an avenue for State to join the union of States..United State of America. I do not see a legal avenue for a territory to become a State of the Union without first becoming a State...then desiring to join the Union of States.
So annexation of Hawaii to the United State did not happen according to the Standard requirements for joining the union.
Remember when Hawaii was supposed to become the 49th State...I remember newspapers, flags, even record labels.
To my understanding...Alaska became the 49th State because Hawaii's admission act did not contain the necessary language that would help shied the United State for liabilities regarding the stolen properties of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
A year later Hawaii becomes the both State... in the Hawaii admissions act....there is now section5 that transfer that liability to the newly formed STATE of Hawaii. Does anyone else remember..

Hanalei Fergerstrom
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