Hawaii Democratic Revolution of 1954

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Hawaii Democratic Revolution of 1954

Kekaha sugar mill once owned by Amfac, Inc., one of the Big Five.
Date	1 September 1946 – 6 June 1958 (1946-09-01 – 1958-06-06) (11 years, 9 months and 5 days)
Location	Hawaiian Islands
Participants	People John A. Burns Jack W. Hall Daniel Inouye William S. Richardson Jack Kawano Charles Fujimoto Parties Democratic Party of Hawaii Communist Party of Hawaii Other Former 442nd Regiment ILWU Sugar Plantation Workers Pineapple Plantation Workers
Outcome	State of Hawaii established. Improved working conditions and standard of living. Big Five lose political and economic control of Hawaii. Democrats become dominant party. Republicans become minority party.

The Hawaii Democratic Revolution of 1954 is a popular term for the territorial elections of 1954 in which the long dominance of the Hawaii Republican Party in the legislature came to an abrupt end, replaced by the Democratic Party of Hawaii which has remained dominant since.^[1] The shift was preceded by general strikes, protests, and other acts of civil disobedience that took place in the Hawaiian Archipelago. The strikes by the Isles' labor workers demanded similar pay and benefits to their Mainland counterparts. The strikes also crippled the power of the sugarcane plantations and the Big Five Oligopoly over their workers.