Hawaii Statehood Project

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Overview

• Hawaii Statehood Project
• Mr. Travis Nakayama
• Modern History of Hawaii

Overthrow of the Hawaiian Monarchy
Hawaiians Fight Back and Win!
U.S. Expansion
Resources
http//api.ning.com/files/UuVnJs47s1Rzv4D9nthLy9Ef
HARSHEf3YbDrxhBwt4_/HawaiiStatehood.jpg
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Overview

• U.S. Interest in Hawaii
• Overthrow of the Hawaiian Monarchy
• Hawaiians Fight Back and Win!
• U.S. Expansion
• Material taken from Langlas, 2009

Overthrow of the Hawaiian Monarchy
Hawaiians Fight Back and Win!
U.S. Expansion
Resources
http//www.timeanddate.com/gfx/stock/hawaii-stateh
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• Overthrow of the Hawaiian Monarchy
• Bayonet Constitution
• Forced Kalakaua to sign new constitution in 1887
• Allowed foreigners (Americans) to control
  legislature.
• Kalakaua dies in 1891.
• Liliuokalanis 1893 Constitution
• Limited foreigners from voting.
• Gave land rights back to Hawaiians.
• Plantation owners start the Annexation Club.
• Overthrow of the Hawaiian Monarch
• Annexation Club removed Liliuokalani from power
  with threat of force.
• Liliuokalani surrenders without any conflict.
• Provisional Government declared.

Overview
Overthrow of the Hawaiian Monarchy
Hawaiians Fight Back and Win!
U.S. Expansion
Resources
Langlas, 2009
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FileUstroopshawaiire
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• Hawaiians Fight Back and Win!
• Hawaiian Nationalist Groups Emerge
• Hui Kalaiaina and Hui Aloha Aina
• Raise money for Queen Liliuokalani to travel to
  Washington, D.C. to testify in 1893.
• Kingdom Petitions
• 38,000 out of 40,000 signatures against
  provisional government from people in Hawaii,
  including foreigners in 1893.
• Hawaiian Sovereignty Restored
• Congressman Blount sent to Hawaii to investigate
  in 1893 by order of President Cleveland.
• Blount determines that strong injustice has been
  done to Hawaiian Kingdom.
• Cleveland reinstates sovereignty to the Hawaiian
  Kingdom.

Overview
Overthrow of the Hawaiian Monarchy
Hawaiians Fight Back and Win!
U.S. Expansion
Resources
Langlas, 2009
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FileHawaii_petition_
against_annexation_image1.jpg
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• U.S. Expansion
• President McKinley and U.S. Military
• U.S. interested in moving borders further west.
• Hawaii ideal location for agriculture industries.
• Sugarcane and pineapple.
• Hawaii ideal location for military occupation.
• Gives U.S. stronghold in the Pacific.
• 1896 McKinley overthrows Hawaiian Kingdom
• Newlands Resolution signed by McKinley.
• Hawaii declared U.S. Territory. Langlas, 2009

Overview
Overthrow of the Hawaiian Monarchy
Hawaiians Fight Back and Win!
U.S. Expansion
Resources
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FileAnnexation_of_ha
waii.jpg
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• Resources
• Langlas, C. (2009) Modern Hawaiian Culture
  course notes Retrieved from Laulima Website
  www.laulima.hawaii.edu
• Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom. (n.d.)
  Retrieved June 5, 2009 from http//en.wikipedia.or
  g/wiki/Overthrow_of_the_Hawaiian_Kingdom
• Statehood Hawaii Website (2009). Retrieved on
  June 5, 2009 from http//api.ning.com/files/UuVnJs
  47s1Rzv4D9nthLy9EfHARSHEf3YbDrxhBwt4_/HawaiiState
  hood.jpg
• Time and Date Website (2009). Retrieved on June
  5, 2009 from http//www.timeanddate.com/gfx/stock/
  hawaii-statehood-day.jpg

Overview
Overthrow of the Hawaiian Monarchy
Hawaiians Fight Back and Win!
U.S. Expansion
Resources