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The Coup -
Although the coup d'état that overthrew Queen Lili'uokalani was supported primarily by local European and American business interests, most of the leaders of the movement were Kingdom subjects and included legislators, government officers, and even a Supreme Court Justice of the Hawaiian Kingdom. The monarchy had effectively lost power with the 1887 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii, but the last Hawaiian monarch was deposed on January 17, 1893. In the years after the overthrow when Hawaii became a territory of the United States, some of the royal family, most notably Prince Jonah Kuhio, worked within the Republican Party. The Prince would serve as delegate to Congress from 1902-1920. The coup itself was relatively bloodless, and the Republic of Hawai'i was declared in 1894 after immediate annexation was thwarted by a friend of Liliuokalani, President Grover Cleveland. Led by Lorrin A. Thurston and Sanford B. Dole, the Provisional Government ruled over Hawaii until the formal establishment of the republic. ...
A coup d’état (pronounced ), or simply coup, is the sudden overthrow of a government through unconstitutional means by a part of the state establishment — mostly replacing just the high-level figures. ...
Her Majesty Lili‘uokalani, Queen of Hawai‘i Queen Lili‘uokalani of Hawai‘i (September 2, 1838 - November 11, 1917), given the Christian name Lydia Lili‘uokalani and later named Lydia K. Dominis, was the last monarch of the Kingdom of Hawai‘i. ...
King David KalÄkaua was forced to sign the Bayonet Constitution by a largely American mercantile elite The 1887 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii, derisively called the Bayonet Constitution by its opponents and now a more commonly used nickname, stripped the Hawaiian monarchy of much of its authority, and...
Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837 – June 24, 1908) was the 22nd (1885–1889) and 24th (1893–1897) President of the United States, and the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms. ...
See also: Committee of Safety Lorrin A. Thurston led the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii through the Committee of Safety in 1893. ...
The annexation of Hawai'i Hawai'i was annexed into America as a Territory in the year 1898. Hawai'i was granted autonomous rule by 1900, with Sanford B. Dole as the first governor. Iolani Palace served as the capitol of the Hawaiian government until 1969. 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
Former advisor to Queen Liliʻuokalani and justice of the Hawaiʻi judiciary, Sanford B. Dole assumed the role of President of the Republic of Hawaiʻi. ...
Iolani Palace was the official residence of King David Kalakaua and Queen Julia Kapiolani and then Queen Liliuokalani and Prince Consort John Owen Dominis. ...
Hawaii as a U.S. state Hawaii became the 50th American state in 1959. It has four electoral votes today, and citizens can vote in national elections. Hawaii currently has two senators and two congressmen.
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