When someone mentions Hawai’i, the first thing that comes to the minds of many people are the beautiful white sand beaches, clear blue ocean waters, lush green tropical rain forests, lava flowing from volcanoes, majestic mountains, and hula dancers. All of which are true, but there is another side to Hawai’i that many people don’t know about. Hawai’i was a territory of the United States of America, like Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Philippines, from July 7, 1898 until August 21, 1959. On that day, Hawai’i became the 50th state of the United States of America.
Did you know that Hawai’i was once a thriving independent Kingdom recognized by many nations across the world? According to the 2008 World Book of Encyclopedia, The Kingdom of Hawai’i …show more content…
Thurston and Sanford B. Dole asserted the establishment of the Provisional Government, overthrew Queen Liliuokalani, and began their mission of politically disassembling the Kingdom. Queen Liliuokalani was imprisoned in her palace. The rebels misjudged Queen Liliuokalani’s political determination and ingenuity. Queen Liliuokalani wrote, in her 1898 book Hawaii’s Story by Hawaii’s Queen, that because she wanted to prevent bloodshed of her people with an unsuccessful military fight against the marines and avoiding any irresponsible response that may legitimize the overthrow, she conceded under protest not to the bogus “Provisional Government” but to the “superior force of the United States of America” (Liliuokalani, 1898). Being that the United States had recognized Hawaii’s independence since 1826, Liliuokalani felt confident that the Kingdom’s ally would correct the actions of its representative and reinstate her as “the constitutional sovereign of the Hawaiian Islands” (Kualapai, …show more content…
ally. President Harrison was out of office by the end of February and his attempt at a quick treaty was over. President Grover Cleveland began his term in office and after investigations declared that the Provisional Government promptly relinquish Liliuokalani’s constitutional authority. Sanford Dole replied by stating that the “Provisional Government of the Hawaiian Islands respectfully and declines to entertain the proposition of the President of the United States” and also stating that “We cannot betray the sacred trust of Christian civilization” (Senate,
Did you know that Hawai’i was once a thriving independent Kingdom recognized by many nations across the world? According to the 2008 World Book of Encyclopedia, The Kingdom of Hawai’i …show more content…
Thurston and Sanford B. Dole asserted the establishment of the Provisional Government, overthrew Queen Liliuokalani, and began their mission of politically disassembling the Kingdom. Queen Liliuokalani was imprisoned in her palace. The rebels misjudged Queen Liliuokalani’s political determination and ingenuity. Queen Liliuokalani wrote, in her 1898 book Hawaii’s Story by Hawaii’s Queen, that because she wanted to prevent bloodshed of her people with an unsuccessful military fight against the marines and avoiding any irresponsible response that may legitimize the overthrow, she conceded under protest not to the bogus “Provisional Government” but to the “superior force of the United States of America” (Liliuokalani, 1898). Being that the United States had recognized Hawaii’s independence since 1826, Liliuokalani felt confident that the Kingdom’s ally would correct the actions of its representative and reinstate her as “the constitutional sovereign of the Hawaiian Islands” (Kualapai, …show more content…
ally. President Harrison was out of office by the end of February and his attempt at a quick treaty was over. President Grover Cleveland began his term in office and after investigations declared that the Provisional Government promptly relinquish Liliuokalani’s constitutional authority. Sanford Dole replied by stating that the “Provisional Government of the Hawaiian Islands respectfully and declines to entertain the proposition of the President of the United States” and also stating that “We cannot betray the sacred trust of Christian civilization” (Senate,