Considering Hawaii's vote for Statehood in 1959 happened before Civil Rights of the 1960's, how free and fair was that election? Was the Asian-majority disenfranchised from voting?

by OceanWes
DarthNetflix

I'd like to add on to this. Were the Hawaiian people disenfranchised in this vote too?

Cow_In_Space

Forgive this question but, as a non-American, I have to ask what you mean by "Asian-majority"? As far as I know the main demographic would have been Pacific Islander (Polynesian), are they considered to be "Asian"? Or was there a large presence of East Asian peoples (what most Americans mean when they say "Asian") at that time?