Fourth of July is a complicated holiday for many Native Hawaiians who served in the U.S. military. There's a long history of ...

The flag of the Hawaiian Kingdom adopted in 1816 by King Kamehameha I was similar to the Hawaiʻi State flag today. It was the Paulet Affair, which led to Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea recognized here at ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Should the Hawaii state flag get a new look? There’s a proposal this legislative session that would create a commission to lead the process of redesigning the state flag.

One of the items is Queen Liliuokalani’s Royal Standard, her personal flag that flew over her Washington Place home on the day the Hawaiian Kingdom was overthrown. The Queen's Royal Standard ...

On August 12, 1898, shortly after Hawaii was annexed to the U.S., the Hawaiian kingdom flag was lowered and replaced with the American flag.

Hawaiian Sovereignty Restoration Day marks July 31,1843 when British Admiral Richard Thomas ordered the Union Jack lowered and the Hawaiian Kingdom flag hoisted above Honolulu, ending five months ...

On Aug. 21, 1959 — 65 years ago Wednesday — a chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean —Hawaii, a U.S. territory since 1898 — became the 50th state and the only state that’s not part of the ...

Eventually, the U.S. passed a resolution to annex the islands and there were protests where men waved the flags of the Hawaiian Kingdom. Hawaiian women responded by making flag quilts. The quilts ...

La Ho’iho’i Ea, which marks the day that the Hawaiian Kingdom was restored after the British temporarily claimed control, will now be recognized by the state, the House of Representatives ...

Later, July 4, 1960, was chosen as the day the 50th star was added to the U.S. flag. “July 4th is a painful reminder of the aloha aina warriors who are no longer with us, and a disgrace to our ...