why did hawaii become a state
Answer. Hawaiiâa U.S. territory since 1898âbecame the 50th state in August, 1959, following a referendum in Hawaii in which more than 93% of the voters approved the proposition that the territory should be admitted as a state.There were many Hawaiian petitions for statehood during the first half of the 20th century.n retrospect, perhaps, the genuinely interesting question about Hawaiiâs becoming a state is why it took so longâ60 years from the time that it became a U.S. possession. There were many Hawaiian petitions for statehood during the first half of the 20th century. These were denied or ignored.