From: Amara Graps (amara@amara.com)
Date: Thu Nov 28 2002 - 16:00:11 MST
"William" <williamweb@hotmail.com> :
>Personally, I do think that the United States would take
> the notion of new States quite seriously. It has admitted
> both Hawaii and Alaska in fairly recent history. Any
> new State would be judged for admission on criteria like:
> 1) Is this a stable culture, economy and government?
> 2a) Are these people culturally compatible i.e. similar
> enough in values, traditions, etc.
> 2b) From a practical point of view, I think that the
> English language as the primary tongue would be a
> requirement. Americans are NOT willing to learn any
> other language.
I said previously:
>Be careful of your assumptions...
>
>I was born in Honolulu two years after Hawaii made 'statehood'.
>Haoles (Caucasians) were in the minority, universally disliked by
>the dozen or so ethnic groups living in the islands, and English was
>a far cry from being spoken universally.
And the melting pot still isn't melting well...
Statehood: A Second Glance
http://www.hawaii-nation.org/statehood2.html
How Statehood violated Kanaka Maoli Self-Determination
http://www.hawaiischoolreports.com/history/statehood.htm
Is Hawaii a Really State of the Union?
http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/24/154.html
Hawaii is not legally a state
http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/HAWAII/hawaii.html
UNPO Ka Lahui Hawai'i.
http://www.unpo.org/member/hawaii/hawaii.html
And to add to the papaya and mango juice ...
Writ of Prohibition to the United States of America
from Majesty Akahi Nui, King of the Hawaiian Islands,
indigenous aboriginal inhabitants
http://www.freehawaii.org/writofproh.html
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