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Independence Day (Hawaii)

Hawaiian Independence Day (Hawaiian: Lā Kūʻokoʻa) was a national holiday celebrated annually on November 28 to commemorate the signing of Anglo-Franco Proclamation of 1843, the official diplomatic recognition of the independence and sovereignty of the Hawaiian Kingdom by Great Britain and France. It is still celebrated today by proponents of the Hawaiian sovereignty movement.

Hawaiian Independence Day

Lā Kūʻokoʻa

Hawaii

International recognition of the independence of the Hawaiian Kingdom

November 28

November 28, 2024 (2024-11-28)

annual

1843

Hawaiian Sovereignty Restoration Day

Historical observance[edit]

The anniversary of the Anglo-Franco Proclamation on November 28 was subsequently made a public holiday during the Hawaiian monarchy.[4][9][10] In 1898, the legislature of the Republic of Hawaii made November 28 Thanksgiving Day.[11] After the annexation of Hawaii to the United States, the holiday lost official recognition.[12]

Modern-day observance[edit]

It is still celebrated today by proponents of the Hawaiian sovereignty movement.[13] Attempts have been made to restore it as an official holiday in the state of Hawaii.[14]

Hawaiian Sovereignty Restoration Day

Hoʻokahua Staff (November 2014). . Kaleinamanu Hawaiian Cultural Center, Kamehameha Schools. Retrieved September 3, 2011.

"Mission Accomplished: International Recognition of Hawaiʻi Achieved in 1843"

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Kuykendall, Ralph Simpson

Lauer, Nancy Cook (October 8, 2015). . Hawaii Tribune-Herald. Hilo. Retrieved November 5, 2017.

"County Council recognizes Hawaiian Independence Day"

Pang, Gordon Y. K. (November 26, 2006). . The Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu: Black Press. Retrieved March 16, 2010.

"Group honors Independence Day"

Schmitt, Robert C. (1995). "Holidays in Hawaiʻi". Hawaiian Journal of History. 29. Honolulu: Hawaiian Historical Society: 141–146. :10524/338.

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Severson, Don R.; Horikawa, Michael D.; Saville, Jennifer (2002). . Honolulu: Honolulu Academy of Arts; University of Hawaiʻi Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-2657-4. OCLC 123158782.

Finding Paradise: Island Art in Private Collections

Thrum, Thomas G., ed. (1892). . Hawaiian Almanac and Annual for 1893. Honolulu: Honolulu Star-Bulletin. pp. 45–70. hdl:10524/663.

"History of the Provisional Cession of the Hawaiian Islands and Their Restoration"

Thrum, Thomas G., ed. (1898). . Hawaiian Almanac and Annual for 1898. Honolulu: Honolulu Star-Bulletin. pp. 62–69. hdl:10524/23170.

"The Days We Celebrate ; Holidays and Their Observance"

Thrum, Thomas G., ed. (1909). . Honolulu: Honolulu Star-Bulletin. pp. 110–116. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

Hawaiian Holidays

Thrum, Thomas G., ed. (1929). "Holiday Observances In Monarchial Days". Hawaiian Almanac and Annual for 1930. Honolulu: Honolulu Star-Bulletin. pp. 101–106. :10524/32427.

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