Liliuokalani

During the years of 1895-1920, America had started to move towards the idea of getting involved with foreign places. With the closing of the frontier, America had started to search for a type of ‘new frontier’ that they could conquer. The factor most important in driving American foreign policy in this time was self-interest. While idealism played a role when America felt the need to help foreign countries, it was ultimately self-interest that led America to take actions in foreign policy.…

Post-Apocalyptic Life in Hawaii Hundreds of years ago, our founding fathers made the Islands of Hawaii their own kingdom. Since the beginning of time, Hawaii has always been independent. Looking through the history of our home state, we have come a long way. The people have been through many trials and tribulations, and if we were able to get through those many things, whose to say that we can’t get through this as well. For many years, our people have continuously fought for our rights and…

EDITORIAL --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Imperialism is a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. The imperialistic lifestyle greatly appeals to the US, but why? The government wants to expand to other territories around the world. Many of the worlds great powers such as Russia and China hold territories that the US wants. The U.S. recently bought Alaska from Russia in order…

This was exemplified when Queen Liliuokalani tried to return voting ability to the poorer class of Hawaiians, but was overthrown in favor of wealthy, white plantation owners, who supported the United States. Shortly after, the Foraker Act was passed, which allowed the American president,…

They violated people’s freedom with each one of their actions. One example of this is how they overthrew the Hawaiian queen, Liliuokalani. After that, they added Hawaii to the U.S, despite the fact that Hawaiians never favored the annexation. America just didn’t care about others. Moreover, the U.S controlled Dominican Republic, Cuba, Philippines and many other countries that were…

To illustrate, some cultures preserve their heritage by passing it on to future generations. For example, Queen Liliuokalani “began making a patchwork quilt” to tell the story of her life (Laukea 00:03:49). Thus, many cultures use art such as weaving or songwriting to pass down their heritage to future generations. Assimilation may lead to the sacrificing of this heritage…

This dream is for romantics and lovers. Certainly the dream isn’t the sum of the colorful patterns of Hawaiian shirts, coconut bras and grass skirts alone. It’s not in the Pina Colada, or the Surfer on Acid. The boutiques of Waikiki teeming with Japanese tourists, those we can ignore all together, laugh at their circumstance. The accoutrements of hustle and bustle such as these have all been and will continue to be part of the Great Marketing image of a Paradise, and everyday life grows like…

Kehaunani Yamanoha The Hawaiian Kingdom was established in 1795 by King Kamehameha I and proudly prevailed throughout the world for nearly a century. Due to the location and agriculture of the Hawaiian Kingdom, the United States government was keen to gain Hawai’i as a state to control due to their economic and militaristic advantage. They accomplished this by breaking international law and punishing native Hawaiian people for continuing to practice their own culture. Before being discovered…

The book Overthrow by Stephen Kinzer is a collection of stories describing different events in which the U.S. overthrew foreign and oppressive governments, or simply governments that were not beneficial for America. One of the stories he included was America’s annexation of Hawaii, a massive turning point in our country’s history. However, The way Kinzer writes and retells the story is slightly biased towards the side of the Hawaiians. This makes for a story that may change peoples perspectives…

Some argue that the acquisitions by the United States had a positive impact by expanding the nation's territory, resources, and economic power. Others argue that they had a negative impact by perpetuating imperialism, exploiting other nations, and contributing to global conflict; however, there is no denying that the United States underwent a significant transformation that expanded its influence beyond its borders. In the United States specifically, imperialist acquisitions had a mostly…