Portal:Hawaii/Selected anniversaries/August

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August 12

• 1898 - The Hawaiian flag is lowered from Iʻolani Palace as part of an annexation ceremony. It was replaced with the American flag to signify the transfer of sovereignty from the Republic of Hawaiʻi to the United States.

August 15

• 1843 - The Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace is dedicated in Honolulu. It is the oldest Roman Catholic cathedral in continuous use in the United States.

August 21

• 1959 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an executive order proclaiming Hawaiʻi the 50th state of the Union.

August 22

• 1780 - James Cook's ship, the HMS Resolution, returns to England without its captain.