[DOC] [TLE] Territory of Hawaii - Wikipedia [PAR] The Territory of Hawaii or Hawaii Territory was an organized incorporated 
territory of the United States that existed from July 7, 1898, until August 21, 1959, 
when its territory was admitted to the Union as the fiftieth U.S. state, the State of 
Hawaii. The Hawaii Admission Act explicitly specified that the State of Hawaii 
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theories placing the earliest Polynesian settlers to the 10th century. Around 1200, 
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case for Puerto Rico becoming a state is becoming more interesting. [DOC] [TLE] Hawaii History | GoHawaii.com [PAR] The Aloha State became the 50th state in 1959, but the history of Hawaii begins 
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Question: It became a U.S. territory in 1900 & was attacked 18 years before becoming a state
Answer: Hawaii