Honolulu Advertiser - March 12, 2000
US DEPT OF JUSTICE LEGAL OPINION - October 4, 1988
"It Is Therefore Unclear Which Constitutional Power Congress Exercised When It Acquired Hawai`i By Joint Resolution. Accordingly, It Is Doubtful That The Acquisition Of Hawai`i Can Serve As An Appropriate Precedent For A Congressional Assertion Of Sovereignty..."
