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1944, Hawaii's soldiers, were returning from battles in Europe and the PacificIn the 1954 territorial elections for the first time in Hawaii's history, Democrats had a 9-to-6
majority in the Senate, a 22-to-8 majority in the HouseIn 1962, Democrats would combine their control of the Legislature with the firm hand of a
Democratic governor -- Burns -- to finish the job of government reform.1959, Hawaii became a state of the USIn 1959, 243,000 came to visit Hawaii. Few could envision a time when 5 million a year would come to Hawaii.By 1968, Honolulu's new mayor, maverick Democrat Frank Fasi, would become a critic of progress that disregarded planning.Then in December 1969, Pan Am flew the first Boeing 747 to Honolulu. Again, tourism officials would see hundreds of thousands of new visitors arriving each year.In 1964, Hawaii got another tourism boost when Japan eased travel restrictions.U.S. recessions hit in 1970 and 1974, they were tempered here with increased travel from Japan.Периоды
The 1960s were the years when Hawaii, and especially Honolulu,
went from rural to urban, from small-town to big city, from low-rise to
high-rise, from modest to gaudy, and slow-paced to hyperkinetic
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