A joint resolution 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.
Public Law 103-150 · S.J.Res. 19 · 103rd Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Nov 23, 1993 · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Sponsor: Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Daniel Inouye
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateRecorded vote: 65 yea, 34 nay65–34
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Declares that the Congress: (1) on the 100th anniversary of the illegal overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii on January 17, 1893, acknowledges the historical significance of this event which resulted in the suppression of the inherent sovereignty of the Native Hawaiian people; (2) commends efforts of reconciliation initiated by Hawaii and the United Church of Christ with Native Hawaiians; (3) apologizes for the overthrow and the deprivation of the rights of Native Hawaiians to self-determination; (4) expresses its commitment to acknowledge the ramifications of the overthrow in order to provide a foundation for reconciliation between the United States and the Native Hawaiian people; and (5) urges the President to acknowledge the ramifications of the overthrow and to support reconciliation efforts.
Who voted for it
Every senator of the 103rd Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 65 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
65 yea34 nay1 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(53)
- Sen. Paul WellstoneD-MN
- Sen. Howard MetzenbaumD-OH
Sen. Russell FeingoldD-WI
Sen. Barbara BoxerD-CA- Sen. Paul SimonD-IL
- Sen. Paul SarbanesD-MD
- Sen. George MitchellD-ME
- Sen. Claiborne PellD-RI
- Sen. Donald RiegleD-MI
Sen. Patty MurrayD-WA
Sen. Patrick LeahyD-VT- Sen. Daniel MoynihanD-NY
Sen. Tom HarkinD-IA- Sen. David PryorD-AR
- Sen. Carol Moseley BraunD-IL
Sen. Daniel AkakaD-HI- Sen. Dale BumpersD-AR
Sen. Ted KennedyD-MA
Sen. Carl LevinD-MI
Sen. Jay RockefellerD-WV- Sen. Tom DaschleD-SD
Sen. Daniel InouyeD-HI
Sen. Kent ConradD-ND- Sen. Harlan MathewsD-TN
Sen. Joseph BidenD-DE- Sen. Bill BradleyD-NJ
Sen. Barbara MikulskiD-MD
Sen. John KerryD-MA
Sen. Robert ByrdD-WV
Sen. Christopher DoddD-CT- Sen. Harris WoffordD-PA
- Sen. John GlennD-OH
Sen. Dianne FeinsteinD-CA- Sen. Wendell FordD-KY
Sen. Byron DorganD-ND
Sen. Harry ReidD-NV
Sen. Frank LautenbergD-NJ- Sen. Fritz HollingsD-SC
Sen. Max BaucusD-MT- Sen. Richard BryanD-NV
- Sen. Bob GrahamD-FL
- Sen. John JohnstonD-LA
- Sen. John BreauxD-LA
- Sen. Dennis DeConciniD-AZ
- Sen. Charles RobbD-VA
Sen. Jeff BingamanD-NM
Sen. Herb KohlD-WI- Sen. David BorenD-OK
Sen. Joseph LiebermanD-CT- Sen. Ben CampbellD-CO
- Sen. Robert KerreyD-NE
- Sen. James ExonD-NE
- Sen. Howell HeflinD-AL
Republicans who voted yea(12)
- Sen. Mark HatfieldR-OR
- Sen. John ChafeeR-RI
Sen. Arlen SpecterR-PA- Sen. Nancy KassebaumR-KS
Sen. Ted StevensR-AK
Sen. Pete DomeniciR-NM
Sen. John WarnerR-VA
Sen. Thad CochranR-MS- Sen. Conrad BurnsR-MT
- Sen. Frank MurkowskiR-AK
- Sen. Robert DoleR-KS
- Sen. Larry PresslerR-SD
Data notes
The Senate’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 332 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 12 actions.
- Nov 23, 1993Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 103-150.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Nov 17, 1993PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Nov 15, 1993FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · Mrs. Mink moved to suspend the rules and pass the resolution.
- Oct 27, 1993FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 65-34. Record Vote No: 332.Senate roll call 332
- FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- Aug 6, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Indian Affairs Committee
- Jul 29, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Indian Affairs Committee
- Jan 22, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Indian Affairs Committee
- Jan 21, 1993IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
Data notes
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.