After the illegal overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom, U.S. President Grover Cleveland attempted to have the usurpers return Hawai'i to the Hawaiian people. However, he lost his next election and was never able to complete that task.
The usurpers (aka: The Committee of Safety), was comprised of wealthy American/European businessmen and missionary descendants (who were also businessmen), who made large profits from the sugar industry.
Because Hawai'i was not part of the United States, these wealthy businessmen could not get the price they wanted for sugar (through trade with the U.S.). The solution to that problem was to take over Hawai'i and hand it over to the U.S., which The Committee of Safety did once President Grover Cleveland was out of office.
His successor, William McKinley, saw Hawai'i as a valuable strategic military location. With that, he accepted Hawai'i and never returned it to its people. To this day, Hawai'i has the largest military population of any State and one of its largest land owners is the U.S. military.
Hawaii was a US Territory.
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In 1898 by Act of Congress.
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Hawaii and Alaska... Being an island group, and a territory bought from russia.
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It was an Independent Kingdom, The Republic of Hawaii and the Territory of Hawaii before it became a US State.
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Hawaii was a US Territory.
Hawaii is the 50th state admitted to the Union, it is part of the US.
Yes, Hawaii was a US Territory from 1898 to 1959.
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It became a US Territory in 1898 by Act of Congress.
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Yes, someone born in Hawaii before 1959 is a US citizen. Anyone born after April 30, 1900 in Hawaii are native-born citizens of the US.
A small group calling themselves the Committee of Safety overthrew the government of Queen Liliuokalani in 1893 and established the Republic of Hawaii. The US annexed Hawaii as a Territory in 1898. Hawaii was never purchased. It became a US State in 1959. A Joint Apology Resolution was issued by the Congress in 1993.
The current state of Hawaii. During the attack, Hawaii was NOT a state; it was a US territory.