# Aloha Hawaii. islanders Celebrate Long-Sought Statehood, 1959/03/16

Hawaii becomes 50th state, "gives lie to communist charges of American colonialism" (partial newsreel)

- Kind: Newsreel
- Year: 1959
- Genres: History, News
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/1959-03-16_Aloha_Hawaii)
- Licence or status: [Public domain (Creative Commons dedication)](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/) (as the archive states it)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/ia/1959-03-16_Aloha_Hawaii?play=1)