Hawaiian the Official Language
HONOLULU, April 9.—(By Pacific cable.) The legislature has passed, over Governor Dole’s veto, a joint resolution making the Hawaiian language the official language of the territory, as well as English.
(Los Angeles Herald, 4/10/1903, p. 2)

Los Angeles Herald, Volume XXX, Number 185, Page 2. April 10, 1903.
Mahalo for this! Perfect timing that you would publish this!
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Wow. Interesting! I’m afraid I’m not so expert on Hawaiian history- is this pretty widely known? Or as your heading would suggest, a curious discovery?
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