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Hawaii votes on statehood with no independence option
August 21, 1959
Honolulu, Oahu
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The plebiscite offered statehood or territorial status, independence was not on the ballot, and the islands remained on the UN list of non-self-governing territories until removed without a vote. Jet service began the same year and tourism replaced sugar within a generation.
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