United States Public Law 103-150, informally known as the
Apology Resolution, is a Joint Resolution of the U.S. Congress adopted in 1993 that "acknowledges that the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii occurred with the active participation of agents and citizens of the United States and further acknowledges that the Native Hawaiian people never directly relinquished to the United States their claims to their inherent sovereignty as a people over their national lands, either through the Kingdom of Hawaii or through a plebiscite or referendum" (U.S. Public Law 103-150 (107 Stat. 1510)). The resolution has been cited as a major impetus for the
Hawaiian sovereignty movement, and has been the subject of intense debate.
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The Resolution was adopted by both houses of the
United States Congress on November 23, 1993. A
joint resolution, it was signed by
President of the United States Bill Clinton on the same day.
The resolution was passed in the
Senate by a vote of 65-34. In the
House, it was passed by a two-thirds voice vote. It was sponsored on January 21, 1993, as S.J.Res.19 by
Daniel Akaka and co-sponsored by
Daniel Inouye, both
Democratic senators from Hawaii.