Overthrow in Hawaii 1893
Lost of Hawaii Monarchy
Thesis
Minister John L. Stevens
· He was assigned to Hawaii, and he represents all matters in the US and including political representation.
· He gave orders to the marines to disembark off USS Boston and marches them to downtown Honolulu.
· Threatens queen and asks for surrender she doesn't surrender to provisional government but she surrenders to U.S.
· Without permission he recognized new government and proclaimed Hawaii a U.S. protectorate.
President Grover Cleveland
· Did not want to annex Hawaii.
· Wrote 1,400 pages of why the Overthrow was illegal and moral.
· He said annexation was an act of war.
· Wanted to return kingdom to the queen.
· Told Hawaiians if they wanted their kingdom back they needed to come to shoot and kill Americans.
· Did nothing about the annexation.
President William McKinley
· signed a treaty of annexation and submitted treaty to U.S. senate for ratification.
· Queen Delegates submit cue petition, the treaty was defeated in the senate.
· New lands resolution was a simple majority vote in both houses. Signed into law (07/07/1897)
Historical Significance
Without minister John L. Stevens, President Grover Cleveland, and President William McKinley. The overthrow of the Hawaiian kingdom on January 17, 1893 would have not been achievable without them. This is an extremely important topic in Hawaii because it’s when Hawaii lost its only monarchy. This was a disaster to the native Hawaiians because chiefs had no power and they couldn't live the way Hawaiians used to live. Like being self- sufficient or self-contained. I want the reader to take from my project is some knowledge they learned from it like why the Hawaiians were annexed illegal and moral.
Is Hawaii Legally and Lawfully a state of the union
I think that Hawaii is not legal and lawfully a state, because native Hawaiians got their kingdom illegally taken from them. This was an act of war by getting annexed by foreigners. President Sanford dole of the republic of Hawaii the president at the time during the overthrow, could have gotten the right authority to make Hawaii one as them.
Kaulana Na Pua meaning
In this video they are saying how the Hawaiian children are loyal to the land and when evil- hearted messenger comes to give them a document of extortion, and how they don't care about the enemy's paper or the governments money because their satisfied with the stones and food the land already provides.
Cite
- "Hawaii State Motto." : Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka Aina I Ka Pono. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2015.
- "John L. Stevens." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2015
- "Grover Cleveland." Grover Cleveland. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2015.
- "Kaulana Na Pua." YouTube. YouTube, n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2015.