1993

October 27
U.S. Senate passes Joint Resolution 19 (by a vote of 65-34)
"To acknowledge the 100th anniversary of the January 17, 1893 overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii, and to offer an apology to Native Hawaiians on behalf of the United States for the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii."

November 15
United States House of Representatives passes Joint Resolution 19 (by unanimous voice consent)

November 23
President Bill Clinton enacts Joint Resolution 19 as U.S. Public Law 103-150 (107 Stat. 1510-1514)

December 28
Prof. Francis Boyle delivers legal testimony interpreting the implications of U.S. Public Law 103-150 for the restoration of the independent nation-state of Hawai`i under international law

1994

January 16
Proclamation Restoring the Independence of the Sovereign Nation State of Hawai`i is read publicly at `Iolani Palace, empowering the `Aha Kupuna (Council of Elders) as the Provisional Government of Hawai`i

January 17
Public Notice appears in article on the front page of the Honolulu Advertiser, "Group Declares Hawaiian Independence"

March 4 - 6
Approximately 200 Kupuna gather at Ka`anapali, Maui, for the First Plenary Session of the Provisional Government. Na Kupuna enact Resolutions 94-001 through 94-006, establishing the foundation for the political development process leading to the convening of Ke `Aha Kanawai Kumu (the Constitutional Convention), and selecting Pu`uhonua Kanahele as Alaka`i (Head of State) for the Provisional Government

April - September
Educational workshops and Prepatory Conventions held on Hawai`i, Moloka`i, Maui, O`ahu and Kaua`i to draft Constitution

June 2
Pu`uhonua Kanahele sends letter to President Clinton, notifying him of the claims and restoration process of the independent and sovereign Nation of Hawai`i

September 8
President Clinton sends letter to Pu`uhonua Kanahele, addressing him as the Head of State of Hawai`i, giving de facto recognition to the Nation of Hawai`i

October 6 - 9
First Session of the Constitutional Convention convened at Pu`uhonua O Waimanalo, working organic document ratified

November 10 - 13
Second Session of the Constitutional Convention convened, organic document further refined

1995

January 12 - 15
Third Session of the Constitutional Convention convened, organic document finalized

January 16
Hawai`i Constitution signed in public ceremony at `Iolani Palace