What is the capital city of Hawaii?
Hawaii Capital Historic District Hawaii Capital Historic District The Hawaii Capital Historic District in Honolulu, Hawaii, has been the center of government of Hawaii since 1845. With the grounds of Iolani Palace and the Hawaii State Capitol at its core, the historic district reaches inland across Beretania Street to include the buildings and grounds of Washington Place and St. Andrew's Cathedral; crosses Richards Street to include the former Armed Services YMCA Building, YWCA Building, and Hawaiian Electric Company Building; crosses Queen Street on the seaward side to include State Tax Office Building; and reaches across Punchbowl Street to include the buildings and grounds of
Capital punishment in Hawaii the cases involving either murder or rape, mostly by hanging and at least one of whom was shot by a firing-squad. In 1957, Hawaii, then still a territory of the United States, abolished the death penalty. Hawaii became a state in 1959. Aside from Alaska, it is the only U.S. state that has never had the death penalty while a state. Capital punishment in Hawaii Under post-contact common law criminal justice, the penal laws of the Kingdom, Provisional Government, Republic, and U.S. Territory of Hawaii allowed for the execution of persons convicted of capital crimes. The Espy file and historian