Jennifer Wada at 09:39, 24 April 2006

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Jennifer Wada at 23:12, 9 March 2006

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European-educated Hawaiian, to
overturn the Constitution of 1387 by
force (see above, page 282)* The aim
was to return to a constitution
similar to that of 1864 in which the
king had had a great deal more power.
The insurrection was quelled, but this
was the beginning of almost continuous
political unrest. At this time the
Hui Kalaiaina, a native political
organization whose main objective was
a restoration of the pre-1887 constitutional
system, was formed. This
party gained in strength as the Reform
Party was weakened by internal
dissension. In the elections of 1890
the Reform Party became the minority
party, and its cabinet was forced out
of office.
Once again, a move was made to
revise the constitution, this time
with the open support of King
Kalakaua. This was naturally opposed
by those who had gained so much under
the new constitution. Rear Admiral
George Brown, commanding the Pacific
Squadron, described the situation in a
letter to Secretary of the Navy B. F.
Tracy, dated July 29, 1890:
Sir: In reference to political
matters in the Hawaiian Islands I
have to report that since my last
communication on the subject, No.
228 of June 26, 1890, many events
have transpired in Honolulu which
indicate that serious trouble, if
not a revolution, is imminent, at
no distant day. The Legislature
now in session will not probably
adjourn before the middle of
September next, and until that
time the discordant element in the
National Reform Party (Hui
Kalaiaina), as represented by
several natives and half-castes
in the Legislature, who were
prominent leaders in the
attempted revolution of July,
1889, will not cease their
revolutionary discussions and
movements either in the Legislature
or in public meetings or
the streets. Their efforts are
now being made in favor of a
constitutional convention, with
a view of revising the present
constitution, which was adopted
in 1887...The presence of the
force under my command has a
marked influence on the would-b
revolutionists, as while they
are aware that I am here to
protect the persons and
properties of citizens of the
United States, the general
belief among them is that I
will, in the event of a
revolution, take a more decided
stand in the interests of those
opposed to them than I might be
warranted in doing. The white
residents and natives and halfcastes
who stand ready to oppose
the revolutionists have every
confidence in their ability to
do so successfully, and take
great ccmfort in the knowledge
of an adequate naval force being
present...181/
The king was persuaded to back down
from his position favoring a new
constitution, largely through the
joint efforts of the American and
British ministers (see above, page
285). Crisis was averted in this
instance, but the events of 1893,
almost parallel to the situation
described by Brown, had a markedly
different outcome.
Liliuokalani Ascends the Throne
The king's death in 1891 and the
passage of the McKinley Tariff in the
United States Congress later that year
led to a new time of trouble in the
kingdom. The new Queen Liliuokalani's
reign was marked by an economic
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 European-educated Hawaiian, to
 overturn the Constitution of 1387 by
-force (see above, page 282)* The aim
+force (see above, page 282). The aim
 was to return to a constitution
 similar to that of 1864 in which the
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 was the beginning of almost continuous
 political unrest. At this time the
-Hui Kalaiaina, a native political
+<u>Hui Kalaiaina</u>, a native political
 organization whose main objective was
 a restoration of the pre-1887 constitutional
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 party, and its cabinet was forced out
 of office.
 Once again, a move was made to
 revise the constitution, this time
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 letter to Secretary of the Navy B. F.
 Tracy, dated July 29, 1890:
 Sir: In reference to political
-matters in the Hawaiian Islands I
+:Sir: In reference to political matters in the Hawaiian Islands I have to report that since my last communication on the subject, No. 228 of June 26, 1890, many events have transpired in Honolulu which indicate that serious trouble, if not a revolution, is imminent, at no distant day. The Legislature now in session will not probably adjourn before the middle of September next, and until that time the discordant element in the National Reform Party (<u>Hui Kalaiaina</u>), as represented by several natives and half-castes in the Legislature, who were prominent leaders in the attempted revolution of July, 1889, will not cease their revolutionary discussions and movements either in the Legislature or in public meetings or the streets. Their efforts are now being made in favor of a constitutional convention, with a view of revising the present constitution, which was adopted in 1887...The presence of the force under my command has a marked influence on the would-b revolutionists, as while they are aware that I am here to protect the persons and properties of citizens of the United States, the general belief among them is that I will, in the event of a revolution, take a more decided stand in the interests of those opposed to them than I might be warranted in doing. The white residents and natives and half-castes who stand ready to oppose the revolutionists have every confidence in their ability to do so successfully, and take great ccmfort in the knowledge of an adequate naval force being present...<u>181</u>/
 have to report that since my last
 The king was persuaded to back down
 from his position favoring a new
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 described by Brown, had a markedly
 different outcome.
 Liliuokalani Ascends the Throne
 The king's death in 1891 and the
 passage of the McKinley Tariff in the
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 kingdom. The new Queen Liliuokalani's
 reign was marked by an economic
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