Sovereignty Restoration Day is a national holiday of the former Hawaiian Kingdom celebrated on July 31 and still commemorated by Native Hawaiians in the state of Hawaii. It honors the restoration of sovereignty to the kingdom, by British Rear-Admiral Richard Darton Thomas, following the occupation of Hawaiʻi by the United Kingdom during the 1843 Paulet Affair and when King Kamehameha III uttered the phrase: Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono.
Lā Hae Hawaiʻi Day (Hawaii, United States), and its related observance: Sovereignty Restoration Day (Hawaiian sovereignty movement)
On July 31, in the year 0, Lā Hae Hawaiʻi Day (Hawaii, United States), and its related observance: Sovereignty Restoration Day (Hawaiian sovereignty movement). This event is recorded as a Holidays event in the history of July 31, one of 399 recorded events on this date across all of history.
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- This event took place on July 31, 0 (AD era).
- It is categorised as a Holidays event in recorded history.
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- Wikipedia source last updated on 24 April 2026.
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