Hawai’iAugust 21, 1959

Captain James Cook 1778

King Kamehameha 1779-1819

Missionaries 1820

Land was part of life

Land ownership started in 1939

Plantations imported workers

Pineapple and sugar plantations

King KalakauaThe ruling sovereign refused to give Pearl Harbor to the U.S. as a military base. As a result, the missionary party launched an assault on his character, accusing him of all kinds of negative behavior. Because the people stood behind him, they plotted to murder him then decided to just force him to give them the power of government. In 1887, the “bayonet constitution” stripped him of his power.

Queen Lili’uokalani

They thought they could control a woman, but they underestimated her. She immediately tried to do away with the unlawful constitution. In response, they brought in the marines and took over. She surrendered, believing the U.S. government would support her.

President Grover Cleveland

An honest man and president

An honest man, the president of the time, ordered the false government of Hawaii to give power back to the Queen, and they refused.This is treason. They wrote a new constitution and only let their supporters vote. Once Cleveland was out of office they rushed to President McKinley who supported their backhanded dealings. The Territory of Hawai’i was born in 1898.

1900-1959

• Sanford Dole, governor, used this time to develop commercially.

• The Big Five businesses controlled ALL business, media and politics.

• “Hawaiian” was redefined as a racial term.• Citizens of Chinese, Japanese, Korean

heritage, etc., were no longer Hawaiian.• 50% Hawaiian blood entitled you to special land

privileges.• Children were forced to attend American schools.• Customs, traditions, and language were suppressed.

1900-1959 continued

• Much Hawaiian cultural knowledge was lost.

• American immigration took place on a large scale, and much land was stolen or lost.

• U.S. military came

• Pearl Harbor 1941

Statehood 1959

• The vote was assured by thousands of American immigrants.

60’s Cultural Revival

For 1,000 or More Homeless in Hawaii, Beaches Are the Best Option

For Honolulu’s Homeless, an Eviction Notice

The Other Side of ParadiseThe Plight of Oahu's Leeward Coast Homeless

Hawai’i Nei

• The fight for nationhood continues today.

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