Setting the record straight

[Punatic007]

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Originally posted by Midnight Rambler

The overthrow and annexation were obviously overwhelmingly opposed by Hawaiians, but once it became clear that things weren't going back, many of them backed statehood as the only hope of having a voice. The territorial government continued the oligarchic system where the Big Five ran the islands.

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Myth.

[Midnight Rambler]

Probably a fairly significant number of those who weren't registered were older people who had come here from Asia during the plantation era and never became citizens, and so weren't eligible to vote.

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Originally posted by Punatic007

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Myth.

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Now there's a compelling argument!

[pahoated]

The myth trying to be perpetrated here is that the vote for statehood was some happy group hug all the way around. It wasn't, that is a fact, get over it.

Also, don't think the use of AJA by the bigots on PW are going unnoticed.

*Japanese tourist on bus through Pahoa, "Is this still America?*

[Punatic007]

Ted why don't you attempt to prove your point with facts as opposed to insults and sweeping generalizations?

This is a classic example of how myths are perpetuated, people can't let go of misconceptions even when the hard facts don't support their perceptions and arguments.

What part of the fact that the kingdom was completely bankrupted, came to the US government for help and then overwhelmingly VOTED for statehood is so hard to understand?

[HereOnThePrimalEdge]

The myth trying to be perpetrated here is that the vote for statehood was some happy group hug all the way around.

The other myth is that a large number of Hawaiians did not vote in the election as a protest, or were prevented from voting in some way, or were tricked into not voting.

Question #1: Do you think the outcome would have been different if more people voted? I don't.
Question #2: Were there disgruntled voters at the time of the statehood election, even today? Yes.

Bonus Question: Name one election in history that did not have a small, medium, or large group of people upset about the outcome.
Bonus Bumper Sticker: Don't Blame Me, I Voted For ________.

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[Lee M-S]

I think part of the problem here is two different (though related) events happened:
1) annexation 1893-1897-ish. I think we can all agree that native Hawaiians were against this.
2) statehood vote 1959. It seems to me that the choice was between being governed from the outside, or forming a state and having a say in your own government. Seems like statehood would be the lesser of two evils.

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[bananahead]

a lot of misinfo here.. this was 1959.. 6 years before I was born, not 1859..... dont be a dumbkook and say the locals didnt know what voting was... back then they, the ones that cared, were all for it! ...now the newer generation of activists have somewhat brainwashed the very old to jump on their bandwagon, but 56 years ago, it was a high % that were 100% behind statehood...




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[Punatic007]

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Originally posted by dakine

Ted Punatic007 why don't you attempt to prove your point with facts as opposed to insults and sweeping generalizations?

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Try read the opening post.

[Punatic007]

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Originally posted by Lee M-S

I think part of the problem here is two different (though related) events happened:
1) annexation 1893-1897-ish. I think we can all agree that native Hawaiians were against this.
2) statehood vote 1959. It seems to me that the choice was between being governed from the outside, or forming a state and having a say in your own government. Seems like statehood would be the lesser of two evils.

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1) No we don't agree. Yes the sons of the missionaries lobbied in their self interests/profits and attempted to mislead and confuse everyone during annexation however the US government has been nothing but stellar and supportive from day one.

[Lee M-S]

so you're saying that native Hawaiians were pro-annexation in the 1890s?

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Originally posted by Punatic007

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Originally posted by Lee M-S

I think part of the problem here is two different (though related) events happened:
1) annexation 1893-1897-ish. I think we can all agree that native Hawaiians were against this.

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1) No we don't agree. Yes the sons of the missionaries lobbied in their self interests/profits and attempted to mislead and confuse everyone during annexation however the US government has been nothing but stellar and supportive from day one.

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