08-21-2018, 06:21 PM
non landowners (most hawaiians at the time) were exluded from the vote
That may have been true in Hawaii in the 1800’s under the monarchy, but voters didn't need to own land in the 1959 statehood election. Residents of Ni’ihau voted, and none of them owned property.
“What you’re seeing and what you’re reading is not what’s happening.” - President Donald J. Trump, 7/25/18
That may have been true in Hawaii in the 1800’s under the monarchy, but voters didn't need to own land in the 1959 statehood election. Residents of Ni’ihau voted, and none of them owned property.
“What you’re seeing and what you’re reading is not what’s happening.” - President Donald J. Trump, 7/25/18
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