Hawaii becomes a State 1959

[Superchickenman159]

If Hawaii didn't become an American state until 1959, why did America care so much about the Pearl Harbor attack?

[Skabur123]

@Superchickenman159 It was our Naval Base, our largest Navy base in the time. Pearl Harbor was an American Base, not Hawaiin

[Superchickenman159]

@Skabur123 so was hawaii a country, sovergn nation, territory, what was it?

[Skabur123]

@Superchickenman159 It was a nation. They use to have a queen, hawaiin, ofcourse.