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  1. On November 28, 1843, at the Court of London, the British and French governments formally recognized the independence of the Kingdom of Hawaii in the Anglo-Franco Proclamation, a joint declaration by France and Britain, signed by Lord Aberdeen and the Comte de Saint-Aulaire, representatives of Queen Victoria and King Louis-Philippe, respectively.

  2. Jul 4, 2010 · Thus we Hawaiians celebrate a triple holiday on July 4, for 1776 (U.S. independence) 1894 (Republic of Hawaii), and 1960 (50th star added to U.S. flag). Unfortunately most citizens today don’t know why the Republic’s creation was an important step on the path toward joining the United States.

  3. Jul 3, 2019 · Of course Hawaii’s largest island of all will have big Independence Day celebrations. You can catch a rodeo, enter a rubber duckie race, see a parade and watch fireworks all in the same day. Free public fireworks shows are planned in Waikoloa Beach Resort, Kailua Kona town and in Hilo. See our Hawaii (Big) Island July 4th page for more events ...

  4. Jul 4, 2023 · In Hawaii, July 4 is not a joyous occasion for some residents. This is because July 4 is also the day a group of businessmen self-declared the Islands to be the Republic of Hawaii in 1894, before ...

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  6. May 17, 2023 · The origins of La Kuokoa date back to 1843, when the Hawaiian Kingdom’s status of independence was formally recognized by Europe and France, followed by the United States in 1844, according to...

  7. Nov 28, 2023 · November 28th is the most important national holiday in the Hawaiian Kingdom. It is the day Great Britain and France formally recognized the Hawaiian Islands as an “independent state” in 1843, and has since been celebrated as “Independence Day,” which in the Hawaiian language is “La Ku‘oko‘a.”

  8. Apr 20, 2023 · Gov. Josh Green signed into law Senate Bill 731 on Wednesday, which recognizes and commemorates Hawaiian Independence Day. The measure designates Nov. 28 as Lā Kūʻokoʻa to celebrate the historical recognition of the independence of the Hawaiian Kingdom. Native Hawaiian leaders from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and the Association for ...

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