Interesting - that tid bit of information - lends more to my trying to figure out - why ALASKA STATEHOOD - HAD TO COME BEFORE - HAWAI`I STATEHOOD - LIKE A BRIDGE EXTENSION WITHIN, WHICH STILL - DOES NOT - MEET THE LAWFUL CRITERIA - FOR "ANNEXATION" OR "STATEHOOD".

We're too far south of Alaska and too far west of California - to be WITHIN THE U.S. CONTINENTAL SHELF OR THEIR CLAIM - TO AMERICA'S EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE - EEZ - AND CHINA - KNOWS IT.

NO AMERICAN DRILLING FOR NATURAL GAS OR RARE EARTH OR MANGANESE IN HAWAI`I'S EEZ - IN THE LAWFUL DOMAIN OF THE HAWAIIAN KINGDOM - OR ALTERNATIVE ENERGY OFF-SHORE.

The Alaska Flag - shows HOW WE KNEW ALL ALONG - HOW TO SAIL TO ALASKA BY THE STARS - FROM WHEN IT WAS RUSSIA - HAWAI`I IS A HISTORIC MARITIME TRADING PARTNER IN THE PACIFIC - THE ENTIRE RIM AND BEYOND.

The Hawai`i Flag - BELONGS TO THE KINGDOM OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS - which became an independent constitutional monarchy - EQUAL TO THE BRITISH, AMERICA, AND FRANCE - BY TREATIES.