Primary
US National Archives

Our Documents: Resolution to Annex Hawaii (1898)

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a copy of the original Resolution for Annexation of Hawaii. There is also a copy of Queen Liliuokalani's official protest to the House of Representatives. Links to larger copies, a typed transcript and PDF download are also...
Primary
University of Hawai'i

University of Hawai'i System: A Brief History of the Hawaiian People [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Copy of a book written in 1891 by W.D. Alexander about the history of the Hawaiian people; intended for use by teachers and high schoolers.
Primary
University of Groningen

American History: Documents: President Cleveland's Message About Hawaii

For Students 9th - 10th
In his message to Congress on December 18, 1893, President Cleveland rejected the idea of Hawaiian annexation and encouraged Congress to continue the American tradition of non-intervention.
Primary
Other

Hawaii Nation: Official Protest to the Treaty of Annexation

For Students 9th - 10th
1987 speech made by Hawaiian queen Liliuokalani, in protest of U.S. annexation of Hawaii.
Primary
S.E. Schlosser

American Folklore: Hawaii Folklore

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Read brief folktales, myths and legends from the state of Hawaii.
Primary
Other

Free Hawaii: Queen Liliuokalani's Protest to the Treaty of Annexation

For Students 9th - 10th
This website contains the text of an official protest to the annexation of Hawaii, presented by Queen Liliuokalani in Washington D.C. on June 17, 1897.
Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Raising the u.s. Flag in Hawaii: Transfer of Sovereignty: August 1898

For Students 9th - 10th
Report of Naval Commander, J.N. Miller, to the U.S. Secretary of the Navy on transfer of sovereignty of the Hawaiian Islands with the raising of the U.S. Flag.
Primary
Other

Hawaii Online: Lateran Pacts of 1929

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the actual full text of the Lateran Treaty that Benito Mussolini made with the Vatican.
Primary
PBS

Pbs Nova: Killer Subs in Pearl Harbor

For Students 9th - 10th
Japanese submarines in use near the end of World War II had the potential to inflict heavy damage on the United States. This transcript looks at these 'killer subs' and what we now know about them. Additional materials discuss the threat...
Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Letter From Private Harold Booth: First New York Volunteer Infantry

For Students 9th - 10th
Copy of a letter from Private Harold Booth, 1st New York Volunteer Infantry, dated September 10, 1898 from Honolulu, Hawaii. Booth was stationed at Camp McKinley, the first US military post in the Hawaiian Islands.
Primary
Council of Foreign Relations

Council on Foreign Relations: Events in Iran

For Students 9th - 10th
This August 3, 2009 interview with Farideh Farhi a political science professor from the University of Hawaii examines the impact of Iranian President Ahmadinejad's reelection on Iran and the possible responses of the Obama Administration.

Other popular searches