." ▁ ▁Territ ory ▁of ▁Hawai i ▁The ▁Territ ory ▁of ▁Hawai i ▁officially ▁last ed ▁from ▁April ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁when ▁President ▁McK in ley ▁signed ▁the ▁Hawai i ▁Organ ic ▁Act , ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁ ▁U . S . ▁military ▁expansion ▁was ▁enorm ous ▁during ▁this ▁period , ▁and ▁commerce ▁grew ▁intens ively . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁Hawai ian ▁language ▁was ▁pun ished ▁in ▁schools , ▁and ▁native ▁cultural ▁pract ition ers ▁were ▁repr essed . ▁ ▁State hood ▁ple bis cite ▁and ▁Ad m issions ▁Act ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ' ▁formation ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁Hawai i ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁list ▁of ▁Non - Self - G over ning ▁Territ ories ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁de colon ization . ▁ ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁proposed ▁a ▁vote ▁between ▁two ▁options : ▁ 1 ) ▁become ▁a ▁State ▁by ▁passing ▁the ▁Ad m issions ▁Act , ▁or ▁ 2 ) ▁remain ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁Territ ory . ▁ 9 3 % ▁of ▁vot ers ▁supported ▁state hood ▁in ▁the ▁state hood ▁vote . ▁ ▁P erman ent ▁Court ▁of ▁Ar bitr ation , ▁the ▁H ague , ▁Netherlands ▁The ▁P erman ent ▁Court ▁of ▁Ar bitr ation ▁decided ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁drop ▁a ▁case ▁brought ▁by ▁a ▁private ▁citiz en ▁against ▁an ▁entity ▁calling