President Clinton Signs Official Apology to Native Hawaiians
This photograph by Sharon Farmer of President Bill Clinton signing Public Law 103-150 in the Oval Office was taken on November 23, 1993. The resolution acknowledged the 100th anniversary of the January 17, 1893 overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawai'i and offered an apology to Native Hawaiians on behalf of the United States. Vice President Al Gore joined President Clinton alongside Hawai'i's representatives in Congress: Senator Daniel K. Inouye, Senator Daniel K. Akaka, Representative Patsy T. Mink, and Representative Neil Abercrombie.
- Photographer
- Sharon Farmer
- Date of Work
- November 23, 1993
- Type
- Photograph
- Credit
- William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum/NARA