In 1959, the U.S. Congress passed the Hawaiʻi Admission Act. Effective upon Hawaiʻi's admission into the Union, the U.S. transferred the majority of Government and Crown lands to the State of Hawaiʻi, including the HHCA lands, which assumed the role of trustee as a condition of statehood.
In 1959, the U.S. Congress passed the Hawaiʻi Admission Act. Effective upon Hawaiʻi's admission into the Union, the U.S. transferred a majority of Government and Crown lands to the State of Hawaiʻi, including the HHCA lands, which assumed the role of trustee as a condition of statehood.