Complex sentence: In addition to avoiding conflict with the Japanese majority was a prospect of statehood and inciting civil unrest would not represent Hawaii positively to Congress and the statehood committee made a conscious effort to avoid discussion of the unassimilated Japanese.
Split into simpler sentences: In addition to avoiding conflict with the Japanese majority was the prospect of future statehood, and the incitement of civil unrest would not represent Hawaii positively to Congress. Furthermore, the statehood committee made a conscious effort to avoid discussion of the unassimilated Japanese.