Statehood Hawaii would like to thank the following:

Financial Support: Hawaii Council for the Humanities, Insurance Associates

Advisory Committee: Tom Coffman, Chris Conybeare at the Center for Labor Education and Research, Kekuni Blaisdell and Ka Pakaukau and Warren Nishimoto at the Center for Oral History.

Historical assistance: Ah Quon McElrath, Maivan Clech Lam, Jim Burns, Ramon-Reyes Lopez, Soli Niheu

Librarians: Rae Shiraki at the ILWU library, Sara Schoo at the Ralph Bunche Library State Department, Lorrain Waltman at the UN, Dept. of Public Information, Gwen Sinclair at Sinclair Library at the University of Hawaii, Rene Dubuissen at the United Nations Archives, Bronwen Solyom at the Jean Charlot Collection, Joan Hori at the Hawaiian Collection at Hamilton Library.

Cultural Centers: Allicyn Tasaki at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, Geminiano Q. Arre at the FilCom Center, Wayne Miyahira at Hawaii United Okinawan Center, Wendy Abe at the Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce, Bobbi Ray at OHA, Ken Saiki

Advice, help and consideration: Kim Schauman and Robert Buss at The Hawai'i Council for the Humanities, John Goodner at Mineral, Aram Sinnreich at Radar Research, Zak at Hawaii Media, Scotty Friel, Steven Rafferty at the Annenberg School of Communications, Santi Hito, Rev.Phyllis Tyler at SGPUMC, Cindy Leiby-Smith at the Center for the Performing and Visual Arts, Franklin Odo at the Smithsonian, Mark Chitom of 39Hotel, The 50th Anniversary of Statehood Commission, Matt Mattice at the King Kamehameha V- Judiciary History Center, Joan Landers and Puhipau, Ann Botticelli at Kamehameha Schools, Evern Williams at Olelo.

Special thanks to Anne Misawa and The Academy for Creative Media at the University of Hawaii, Linda Rosehill, and Walter Heen at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

Wish to thank friends who have assisted through patience and support and most especially dear wife and family.