1959 in Hawaii From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Decades: 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s See also: History of Hawaii Historical outline of Hawaii List of years in Hawaii 1959 in the United States ← 1958 1957 1956 1959 in Hawaii → 1960 1961 1962 Decades: 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s See also: History of Hawaii Historical outline of Hawaii List of years in Hawaii 1959 in the United States 1959 in the United States1959 in U.S. states and territories States Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Territories American Samoa Guam Puerto Rico United States Virgin Islands Washington, D.C. List of years in the United States by state or territoryvte Events from 1959 in Hawaii. Governor: William F. Quinn (R) Lieutenant Governor: James Kealoha Events August 1–8: Hurricane Dot (1959)[1] August 21 – The Territory of Hawaii is admitted to the union of the United States as the 50th State.[2] William F. Quinn is elected the first governor of the state of Hawaii.[3] References ↑ "The Lewiston Daily Sun - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved October 18, 2024. ↑ "Hawaii Statehood, August 21, 1959". National Archives. August 15, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2024. ↑ "Quinn inaugurated August 21". Newspapers.com. August 21, 1959. Retrieved October 18, 2024. 2020s portalCurrent events portalOceania portalHawaii portalIslands portal vteYears in Hawaii20th century 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 21st century 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 vte2024 in OceaniaSovereign states Australia Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Indonesia Kiribati Marshall Islands Nauru New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Timor-Leste Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Associated statesof New Zealand Cook Islands Niue Dependenciesand other territories American Samoa Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Easter Island French Polynesia Guam Hawaii New Caledonia Norfolk Island Northern Mariana Islands Pitcairn Islands Tokelau Wallis and Futuna Related Articles