Why does the Hawaiian state flag have a Union Jack on it?

Flag of Hawaii: U.S. state flag consisting of alternating horizontal stripes of white, red, and blue with the Union Jack in the canton.In 1793 Captain George Vancouver from Great Britain presented the Union Jack to the conquering king Kamehameha I, who was then uniting the islands into a single state; the Union. read more

The flag of the state of Hawaii is the official flag for the U.S. state of Hawaii. The same flag had also previously been used by the kingdom, protectorate, republic, and territory of Hawaii. It is the only U.S. state flag to feature the flag of a foreign country, in this case the Union Jack of the United Kingdom, a remnant of the British Empire's influence on Hawaiian history. read more

The State of Hawaii adopted the flag of the former Kingdom of Hawaii as its own. The Union Jack was a made component of it due the kingdom's long association with and admiration for the British (prior to the incident related below). read more

U.S. state flag consisting of alternating horizontal stripes of white, red, and blue with the Union Jack in the canton. In 1793 Captain George Vancouver from Great Britain presented the Union Jack to the conquering king Kamehameha I, who was then uniting the islands into a single state; the Union Jack flew unofficially as the flag of Hawaii until 1816. read more