▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁The ▁case ▁was ▁rem and ed ▁to ▁the ▁State ▁Supreme ▁court ▁to ▁allow ▁an ▁inj unction ▁from ▁the ▁al ien ation ▁of ▁the ▁Crown ▁or ▁C eded ▁lands , ▁allowing ▁for ▁a ▁finding ▁consistent ▁with ▁federal ▁law . ▁Justice ▁Al ito ▁in ▁his ▁opinion ▁held ▁that ▁the ▁court ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁juris diction ▁over ▁Hawai ian ▁Law ▁and ▁suggested ▁the ▁question ▁of ▁who ▁held ▁" Per fect ▁title " ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁be ▁settled ▁by ▁further ▁lit ig ation . ▁ ▁Historical ▁legal ▁actions ▁ ▁International ▁recognition ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Hawai i ▁Document s ▁d ating ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁from ▁the ▁Hawai i ▁State ▁Archives ▁have ▁revealed ▁official ▁letters ▁of ▁international ▁recognition ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Hawai i ▁as ▁the ▁legit imate ▁successor ▁to ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Hawai i ▁from ▁every ▁nation ▁which ▁ever ▁had ▁diplom atic ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁Kingdom . ▁ ▁Im ages ▁of ▁these ▁documents ▁are ▁now ▁available ▁online . ▁ ▁De ▁Lima ▁v . ▁B id well ▁Anne x ation ▁via ▁a ▁joint ▁resolution ▁of ▁Congress ▁is ▁legal ▁according ▁to ▁American ▁law . ▁ ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁wrote , ▁" A ▁treat y ▁made ▁by ▁that ▁power ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁supre me ▁law ▁of ▁the ▁land , ▁– ▁as ▁eff ica cious ▁as ▁an ▁act ▁of ▁Congress ; ▁and , ▁if ▁subsequent ▁and ▁incons istent ▁with ▁an ▁act ▁of ▁Congress , ▁repe als ▁it . ▁This ▁must ▁be ▁granted , ▁and ▁also ▁that ▁one ▁of