1. Hawai’i
August 21, 1959

2. Captain James Cook 1778

3. King Kamehameha 1779-1819

4. Missionaries 1820

5. Land was part of life

6. Land ownership started in 1939

7. Plantations imported workers
Pineapple and sugar plantations

8. King
Kalakaua
The 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.

9. 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.

10. President Grover
Cleveland
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
An honest man
vote. Once Cleveland was
out of office they rushed to
President McKinley who
and president
supported their
backhanded dealings. The
Territory of Hawai’i was
born in 1898.

11. 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.

12. 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

13. Statehood 1959
• The vote was assured by thousands of
American immigrants.

14. 60’s Cultural Revival

16. For Honolulu’s Homeless, an Eviction Notice
For 1,000 or More
Homeless in Hawaii,
Beaches Are the Best
Option
The Other Side of Paradise
The Plight of Oahu's Leeward Coast Homeless

17. Hawai’i Nei
• The fight for nationhood continues today.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyWGd7rFn
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18. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpsmUCtsd2o&noredirect=1