Essay On Hawaii Annexation

The annexation of Hawaii was an important event in the history of the world. It is still not easy for the Hawaiians to accept the fact that America had taken over a land 2500 miles away from the West Coast. In 1917 Hawaii was considered the 50th state supported by the islanders after a plebiscite. Queen Lydia Kamakaeha Liliuokalani was overthrown because of the support of the United States army as well as naval forces to a group of businessmen belonging to the sugar and pineapple industry. The Armed forces of the United States were ordered to provide this support on the directives of the minister of the United States to Hawaii. In reality they were missionaries who had been welcomed for several years by the

Accordingly as planned, the Mahele began with the king, chiefs, and maka’ainana owning one third of all lands, but as time went on the maka’ainana land began to reduce rapidly (Cachola). Unfortunately, not knowing how to buy land or earn money, the land set aside for buying soon became foreign owned land. Seeming like enough land owned by the foreigners, apparently it wasn’t, more and more Hawaiians could not pay taxes, leaving foreigners with an abundance of land to purchase with little competition. Nonetheless, while land was being taken from the Hawaiians, foreigners prospered, almost taking over all of the land in Hawaii. There was an abundance of land owned by the foreigners and Hawaiians owned almost nothing after removed from their beloved homes.

Later on, in 1891, King David Kalakaua dies, and his sister, Liliuokalani becomes Queen. However, she only stayed queen for 2 years. This was because, unlike her brother, she had the courage to reject the new Constitution the Americans forced upon them. The Americans didn’t like that she tried to limit their power, so there were American marines sent in to protect the Americans. Queen Liliuokalani gave up her throne, when faced with guns, to avoid any more bloodshed. So, Queen Liliuokalani only got 2 years to serve as Queen. Then, in 1898, Hawaii is annexed by President McKinley. Some people had been wanting to annex Hawaii sooner, but President Grover Cleveland did not allow it. 2 years after this, Hawaii finally becomes an American territory. At this time, 1900, about ¼ of the population of Hawaii was made up of people born in Japan, because of the imported workers coming from other countries. About 60 years after Hawaii became an American territory, Hawaii becomes a state. Hawaii is declared the 50th state in the United States in 1959, partly due to all of the Americans and imported workers that came that increased the population. All in all, Americans had a big role in Hawaii’s evolution, and helped it become an American

The annexation of Hawaii by the United States is the reason why North America has Dole food products. With this said, United States is one of the many countries that is known for expanding its territory to other countries. In the 1800s, the United States had a relationship with Hawaii through the sugar trade, which opened the doors for foreign Americans to live in Hawaii. As opportunities opened, American sugar companies began to successfully expand within Hawaiian Islands. Through its wealth and power, foreign Americans along with Europeans controlled the economy and the Government which stripped Natives of their rights. This transition did not please the Hawaiian native Queen, Liliukalani, and wanted to strip their power by creating a new

Hawaii after annexation and statehood. An action widely regarded by the native hawaiians as unconstitutional and illegal because they had no say. The United states helped bring about a coup that brought Hawaii into a position that left them powerless. The reason the US wanted to take control of Hawaii is because of its relation relative to the world. It’s most valuable resource was it’s location. It is in the middle of the Pacific ocean between Asia and the United States. During the Spanish American war the United States used pearl harbor as a military base. This prompted congress to formally annex Hawaii in 1898. These events prompted the fifty year process of becoming a state.

The United States was extremely interested in acquiring more land and further develop their great nation. Unfortunately, most of the world was already taken. The islands of Hawaii, led by a lineal monarch, had come to be known as an independent state. This meant that no one had claimed the Islands of Hawaii yet, and the United States patiently planned and waited for the opportunity to claim Hawaii as part of the United States.

They took control of over one million acres of land, and secretly planned to annex the islands to the U.S. The queen insisted that they were overthrowing a vicious regime in order to gain democratic foundations. In the mid-pacific, Hawaii’s harbor

Since 1820s America was already interested in Hawaii. As a result of the sugar trade, America had a better relationship with Hawaii. Therefore, they were able to prevent Europeans from interacting with Hawaii. Furthermore, in 1890, America established the McKinley Tariff which led to a rise in the import rates. Meanwhile, the Hawaiians were upset about the McKinley Tariff they were going to have a new queen, Queen Liliuokalani. At the same time, the sugar planters were planning to overthrow this new queen. Later on, U.S. forces forced the queen to surrender without permission from the president. However, President Cleveland didn’t annex Hawaii until President McKinley successfully annexes Hawaii. Finally, Hawaii was annexed in 1959.

In 1898, the US congressional resolution seized two million acres of land belonging to the people of Hawaii without any regard to the consent or any form of compensation to the traditional people of Hawaii islands (LaDuke 1999,

In 1820 the first American arrived as missionaries and settled down there. The reciprocity treaty of 1875 made Hawaii depended on the united states by allowing sugar to pass freely and restriction the monarchy’s power. In 1890 the McKinley Tariff Act ended the free trade and valued American producers this caused the economy to suffer greatly. the new queen decreed a new constitution that shifted the power to the natives instead of the white Americans that had previously influenced the island politics. However, this caused a revolted in January of 1893 that lasted three days. In February of 1893, a threat was sign annexing Hawaii to the united states but it was ratified. This caused an investigation to happen that later lead to the republic of Hawaii when foul play was found. However, Hawaii was still on the agenda of many people in the congress with it being in an ideal location. Finally, In 1898 a joint resolution to annexation Hawaii was signed on July 7,

HONOLULU, Hawaii — A giant stream of molten hot lava is shooting out of a sea cliff on Hawaii Island. The lava is pouring into the Pacific Ocean. It is exploding as soon as it hits the water.

On January 17th, 1893, the Hawaiian Monarchy was illegally overthrown by American businessmen who called themselves the Republic of Hawai’i. Since then, the native Hawaiian population has been marginalized within their own homelands, while their lands were desecrated by the imperialists of the United States.

territory in 1898. It officially became the fiftieth state in the United States on August 21st, 1959, but secessionists had already begun fighting to regain its sovereignty. Hawaii is a land that many believe was corrupted by outsiders, occupied by a foreign military, and overcome illegally, in turn leading them to challenge the it’s statehood and strive for the return of its sovereignty.

One of the first changes was when the foreigners, were starting to auctioning off land. The Hawaiians were not people who believed that each person owned their own land (Potter, Kasdon, and Rayson 97). However now, foreigners took the

According to the speech(primary source, an original document) given by a man named, Sanford J Dole, the Americans imperializing Hawai'i was a constructive motion. This is because throughout the speech, Dole informs his audience on the benefits, the Hawaiians and Hawai'i would gain through US imperializing Hawai'i. The speech was given on June 10th, 1900, at Iolani Palace, after Dole was elected to be the governor of Hawai'i. The message Dole is conveying is that the day Hawai'i became a territory of the US, is an important day in Hawaiian history, as it was the day Hawai'i was given the resources and connections required to increase its economy, and job and educational opportunities available. Hawaii's economy increasing was evidenced when Dole stated, “..Products from Hawai'i.. will.. be exported to the US...without international sales tax…” The quote shows that through being a part of the US, Hawaiians could export products grown in Hawai'i to