Sovereignty Restoration Day - United States of America (Hawaii)
Wednesday july 31, 2024
Secular holiday : La Hoihoi Ea, or Sovereignty Restoration Day
The day commemorates King Kamehameha III, who established the date of sovereignty as its first national holiday. In 1840, British forces raised the union jack in Honolulu to symbolize taking control of Hawaii.
King Kamehameha III responded by sending representatives to a British court.
It was on July 31, 1843, that the Hawaiian flag was re-raised in Honolulu and power was returned to the king. from 2022