Hawaii was annexed under President William McKinley in 1898. It became a U.S. _territory in 1900 and remained so until being admitted to the union as the 50th state in 1959.
Nearly 60 years later, some are trying to gain a measure of independence for the Aloha State.
See our related magazine feature story: Native Hawaiians wage an ongoing battle to organize into a sovereign nation
Attribution: Gallery created by Brenan Sharp and Andy Lefkowitz. Photos from Wikimedia Commons.