Hawaii's statehood is a scam. As documented and attested to by several official apologies by the perpetrators there was never any lawful transfer of the Hawaiian Islands to the United States. Therefore, Hawaii cannot be a state of the United States. The only way people think that Hawaii is the 50th state is through an elaborate, 116-year-long scam.

There is a saying: If you repeat a lie often enough and long enough, people will believe it's true. After five generations of unrelenting revisionist propaganda and indoctrination, it is no wonder that people today have been duped into believing the lie.

The first generation was virtually unanimous in their support of their nation - 90 percent of the people of the Hawaiian Kingdom signed petitions to uphold their sovereign nation and to adamantly oppose any annexation to the U.S. They succeeded in stopping two attempts by the U.S. to annex the Hawaiian Islands. It's simple. No annexation, no Territory of Hawaii, no State of Hawaii. The 50th anniversary of statehood is a scam.

Kenneth Hoopai Jr.

Wailuku