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Were the Hawaiian Islands acquired by illegal means?

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The first known settlers of the Hawaiian Islands were Polynesian voyagers who arrived sometime in the eighth century, and in the early 18th century the first American traders came to Hawaii to exploit the islands' sandalwood, which was much valued in China at the time. read more

Well there is a group of people in Hawaii who feel that way. Look at a List of Hawaiian sovereignty movement groups to get an idea of people who were against the U.S takeover of Hawaii. read more

Stevens and American-Hawaiian businessmen Stanford Dole of Dole Pineapple, and Lorrin Thurston met to hatch "an audacious plot to overthrow Hawaii's Queen and bring her country into the United States, Queen Lili'uokalani's was held captive by the US marines and eventually had to give in to the US demands and the demands of Mr. Dole who had a big influence on the economy at the time, and thus Hawaii became a US territory. read more

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Formation of the Hawaiian Islands
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Jan. 17, 1893
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