United Church of Christ was recognized in the Apology Resolution to Native Hawaiians.
Section 2 of findings is based primarily upon the Apology Resolution of 1993.
These official statements by the U.S. Government are seen as historical evidence for the claims made by the Apology Resolution.
The Apology Resolution has no legally operative provisions.
The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the portion of the decision based upon the federal Apology Resolution on March 31, 2009.
This law is known as the Apology Resolution.
Opponents have called into question the accuracy of the Apology Resolution in that it is based upon an interpretation of the historical record that opponents reject.
The Court first held that it has jurisdiction to review the Hawaii Supreme Court's opinion because it rested on the Apology Resolution.
In 1993, the U.S. Congress passed the Apology Resolution, admitting wrongdoing and issuing an apology.
In 1993, Congress passed and the President signed an Apology Resolution apologizing for the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii a century before.