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'a, ! <br /> • <br /> fTsA <br /> GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE NO. 1 <br /> 361 <br /> his seat be declared vacant, and the Governor be re- <br /> quested to fill the vacancy in the Frank C. Castro Tom d S. Roberts Y manner provided by law. Frank C, Luiz Harold 3. Rb <br /> t Benjamin O. Wilt, w—Apn!18, 1950 Chuck Mau Arthur K. Trask <br /> J.Garner Anthony Frederick Ohrt Arthur D. Woolaay <br /> Chairman Marguerite K.Ashford <br /> S. Governor's Messages <br /> GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE NO. 1 The people of Hawaii have shown skill and ability in <br /> local I wish to welcome the members of this Convention and Hawaii self-government. <br /> constitutional governmen°and for <br /> assure you that I will be only too glad to assist you in any matel y 50 years the Territory has had complete local self- <br /> way within my power. <br /> Today is a momentous day in the history of Hawaii,a the Secretary,except for the appointment of the Governor, <br /> day looked forward to by the people of Hawaii since the egi the Judges. The Legislature to has estr- <br /> Newlands Resolution of 1898 which effected the admission Lions f the Organic ganic Act and the subject ect only to the rutica. <br /> of Hawaii to the United States, The Newlands Resolution The er horn is Act dad the Unwed States n o ic,social <br /> contemplated an Organic The Territory L a modern unit with an economic,social <br /> P ganic Act which would complete the in- and political status of the highest order. It is and has been <br /> corporation of Hawaii as an integral part of the United States, for many years entirely self-supporting,paying all the ex- <br /> This was enacted in April 1900 and under it Hawaii resem- penes of the Territory and County governments except the <br /> • <br /> bles in every respect the territories created in continental salaries of the legislators and those officers appointed by <br /> United States by the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 and other the President, <br /> acts setting up territorial governments as a preliminary to The people have shown a keen interest in <br /> statehood, with a larger percentage of public affairs <br /> By the Organic Act of 1900 giving Hawaii territorial elections than in any state in Union.voters voting in <br /> status,Congress then and there commited the United States As long <br /> to the ultimate granting of statehood to Hawaii. A long line that'Hawaii has fulfilled eve yore r <br /> quire committee found <br /> of decisions of the United States Supreme Court sets out heretofore exacted of territories'but recommended a nod <br /> 'the ephemeral nature of a territorial government'and plebescite of the voters be held. Such a plebescite was held <br /> statehood as the ultimate destiny of a territory. Mr.Justice in 1940 with two-thirds of the votes for statehood. <br /> White, in Dorms v. Biddle,said'Since the constitution pro- In December 1941 came the outbreak of World War II <br /> vides for the admission by Congress of new states, it pro- with an attack on Hawaii. The Territory had set up a full <br /> perly may be said that the outlying continental public domain, scale organization for civilian defense which went into <br /> of which the United States was the proprietor, was,from the immediate action on December 7th. In less than two hours <br /> beginning,destined for admission as a state or states into after the attack,civilian first-aid units,well equipped and <br /> the Union; that as a preliminary step towards that afore- well staffed,were in active service. The Civilian Defense <br /> ordained end—to tide over the period of ineligibility—Con- <br /> gress, on from time to time,created territorial governments, hundreds of our wounded soldiers and sailors, <br /> the existence of which was necessarily limited to the period The record of Hawaii ter <br /> of pupilage,' Again,this same court has pointed out'a lowed December 7th bespeaks the dark days that fol- <br /> lowed under the constitution and laws of the United States ever of its Q°p°��°loyalty,y of fortitude and <br /> beginning, <br /> an inchoate state.' ri people. When the history of that period is <br /> During the 50 years that Hawaii has been a written the activities of the civilian volunteers,men and <br /> United <br /> During the 50 years of part of the women,will be a record of which Hawaii may be justly proud. <br /> United <br /> In wealth yard of pupilage, Hawaii has increased and Our citizens of every race and every color also served in <br /> census <br /> developed exceeded in fond in states so that under the last the armed services,Army,Navy and Marine Corps, in the <br /> de- <br /> to four other and had ss assessed ppopulation, <br /> value,was c= e Merchant Marine,and in war work of every kind and de- <br /> toour than property scription. The roll of Hawaii's honored dead throughout the <br /> any state at the time of admission,with the ex- word is proof positive of the loyalty of Hawaii's sons and <br /> ception of Oklahoma, their patriotism was not measured by the color of their <br /> I need not review for you Hawaii's economic development skin. Our populations tested by the fire of battle and the <br /> but in addition to its economic development Hawaii is in trials of war,both at home and abroad, were not found want- <br /> every respect a modern community, maintaining a high <br /> standard in government service. It has a high g� <br /> health and for a number of years has had a lower standard of <br /> of our°�r drew more light upon the loyalty and patriotism <br /> than any state in the Union. The maternal mortality rate and settlpoped1 for all ttime a question that hadybeen the cause of <br /> has been less than that of the average mainland state for the concern to many sincere democratic citizen who honestly <br /> last seven years; it is continuing to decline. Our schools questioned whether children of non-Caucasian parents, of <br /> are well equipped and well attended; our teachers are far alien cultures,of alien religions, o!many races,could be <br /> better paid than the average teachers in mainland United truly Imit by a common idealism into a nation, The situation <br /> States schools, Hawaii has progressive labor laws and a here had no precedent !n the older elates where the alien <br /> well-organized Department of Labor. It has an apprentice- population in such states had the same religions,customs, <br /> ship program, a child labor law,a minimum wage and maxi- habits and ways of thinking, more or less common with that <br /> mum hours work law, and workmen's compensation laws. of its citizens. No state had had to absorb and deal with a <br /> • <br />