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<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
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<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
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