Trivia

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triviaLā Kūʻokoʻa EDITION

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QUESTION 1

QUESTION 1

Explanation

Lā Kūʻokoʻa, Hawaiian Kingdom Independence Day is celebrated every year on November 28.

QUESTION 2

Question 2

Explanation

Kamehameha III, Kauikeaouli was the longest reigning aliʻi in the Hawaiian Kingdom period. He created the kingdoms first constituion, created Hawai'iʻs public school system and fought for recognition of Hawai'i as a sovereign nation.

QUESTION 3

QUESTION 3

Explanation

TRUE! Three men were sent abroad to obtain recognition for Hawai'i as a sovereign nation.

QUESTION 4

QUESTION 4

Explanation

Lā Kūʻokoʻa is often times mixed up with Lā Ho'i Ho'i Ea or Sovereignty Restoration Day. Kauikeaouli said "Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono" (The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness) after a temporary occupation by Lord George Paulet.

QUESTION 5

QUESTION 5

Explanation

This document recognized the independence and sovereignty of the Hawaiian nation by Great Britain and France.

QUESTION 6

QUESTION 6

Explanation

Timoteo Haʻalilio, one of the first Hawaiian diplomats sent abroad to fight for Hawaiian independence. Helped to secure sovereignty in 1843.

QUESTION 7

QUESTION 7

Explanation

TRUE! Although the United States did not join the signing of the Anglo-French Proclamation of 1843, they did verbally recognize Hawai'i as an independent and sovereign nation.

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