Monday Town Hall with Ruggles

[HereOnThePrimalEdge]

I guess I missed the factual arguments.

Here is a simple, well stated explanation, probably better than I could do:

Hawaii’s government, which controlled the territory and was recognized by the same states that recognized the Kingdom of Hawaii, agreed to the terms of the treaty. Similarly, the Senate voted by a two-thirds majority to annex Hawaii under the same terms that Hawaii agreed to be annexed. Those are the only conditions for a valid treaty: an agreement between the United States and a foreign state that the Senate ratifies by a two-thirds vote.

Both the United States government and the government in control of Hawaii (the Hawaiian government, for lack of a better term) agreed to the annexation in fact and in spirit, and both acted as if they were bound by the agreement. How the nations arrived at the end goal is of little concern, since formal requirements have changed over the 117 years since annexation.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2015/07/the-myth-of-hawaiis-illegal-annexation/

On Tuesday night, 9/18/2018 Hawaii Senator Mazie Hirono had another message for the Republican senators on the Judiciary Committee “Just shut up and step up. Do the right thing.” She added in another related comment, “Bull$hit.”