When did hawaii join the union?

Statehood became effective on August 21, 1959. Hawaii remains the most recent state to join the United States. read more

Hawaii (/ h ə ˈ w aɪ (j) i, -ʔ i / ( listen); Hawaiian: Hawai ʻ i [həˈvɐjʔi]) is the 50th and most recent state to have joined the United States, having received statehood on August 21, 1959. Hawaii is the only U.S. state located in Oceania and the only one composed entirely of islands. read more

The Big Island of Hawaii has about 185,000, Kauai has about 66,000, Molokai about 7400, and Lanai about 3200. When Hawaii became a state in 1959, the population of the whole state was only 622,000. Alaska became the 49th state on January 3, 1959, only seven months before Hawaii became the 50th state. read more