Hawaii Admission Act

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The Hawaii Admission Act is the 1959 U.S. federal law that enabled Hawaii to become the 50th state of the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law
enabling act
admittedAsNumberedState 50
alsoKnownAs Admission of Hawaii Act
appliesTo residents of the Territory of Hawaii
category Statehood legislation
changesStatusOf Territory of Hawaii
linked to: Hawaii Territory
constitutionalBasis Article IV, Section 3, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution
country United States of America
creates State of Hawaii
linked to: Hawaii
effectiveDate 1959-08-21
enactedBy 86th United States Congress
establishes boundaries of the State of Hawaii
grants full U.S. statehood rights to Hawaii
hasEffectOn United States flag star count
increasedNumberOfStarsOnFlagTo 50
jurisdiction Territory of Hawaii
linked to: Hawaii Territory
language English
legislativeBody United States Congress
locatedInLegalSystem United States legal system
linked to: United States law
partOf process of U.S. territorial expansion
popularApprovalDate 1959-06-27
popularApprovalResult approved
popularApprovalYesPercentage about 94.3%
precededBy Alaska Statehood Act
presidentInOfficeAtEnactment Dwight D. Eisenhower
providesFor assumption of certain territorial obligations by the State of Hawaii
drafting of a state constitution for Hawaii
election of state officials for Hawaii
representation of Hawaii in the U.S. Congress
publicLawNumber Public Law 86-3
purpose to provide for the admission of Hawaii as a state of the United States
regulates transfer of public lands from federal to state control in Hawaii
relatedPlebiscite Hawaii statehood referendum, 1959
requiresPopularApproval yes
result admission of Hawaii as the 50th U.S. state
shortName Hawaii Statehood Act
signedBy Dwight D. Eisenhower
signingDate 1959-03-18
stateAdmitted Hawaii
statutesAtLargeCitation 73 Stat. 4
subjectMatter U.S. territorial incorporation
federal–state relations in the United States
statehood
title An Act to provide for the admission of the State of Hawaii into the Union
yearOfEnactment 1959

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Alaska Statehood Act relatedTo Hawaii Admission Act
Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920 relatedTo Hawaii Statehood Admission Act of 1959
linked to: Hawaii Admission Act
Hawaii Admission Act shortName Hawaii Statehood Act
linked to: Hawaii Admission Act
Hawaii Admission Act title An Act to provide for the admission of the State of Hawaii into the Union
linked to: Hawaii Admission Act
Hawaii Admission Act alsoKnownAs Admission of Hawaii Act
linked to: Hawaii Admission Act