Crown Colony of Hawaii (Joan of What?)

The Crown Colony of Hawaii was a of the  that was established in 1894 following the  and its annexation to Cygnia in January 1893. It existed until 1946, interrupted by a from 1941 to 1946 during. When Japan surrendered at the end of the war, Hawaii was handed back to the Cygnians, who placed the islands under a military administration. During this time, the decolonisation of Hawaii began, and a peaceful transition to independence culminated in the proclamation of the on 4 July 1950.