Given that Hawaii was a sovereign nation in the late 1800's, the current state of this lecture implies that it was proper for the U.S. to overthrow its government and rightful leader in order to annex it. I'm also not sure what the issue was with the leader of a sovereign nation who "recognized only natives on the islands" - those were the native citizens of her nation, after all. If you're stating that the sovereignity of Hawaii or the legitimacy of its ruler were not, in fact, legitimate then that should be clarified. Frankly, the treatment of the Hawaiians by the U.S. was appalling, and we learn little from history if we don't acknowledge wrongdoings when they occur. --[[User:DinsdaleP|DinsdaleP]] 10:50, 21 October 2008 (EDT) | Given that Hawaii was a sovereign nation in the late 1800's, the current state of this lecture implies that it was proper for the U.S. to overthrow its government and rightful leader in order to annex it. I'm also not sure what the issue was with the leader of a sovereign nation who "recognized only natives on the islands" - those were the native citizens of her nation, after all. If you're stating that the sovereignity of Hawaii or the legitimacy of its ruler were not, in fact, legitimate then that should be clarified. Frankly, the treatment of the Hawaiians by the U.S. was appalling, and we learn little from history if we don't acknowledge wrongdoings when they occur. --[[User:DinsdaleP|DinsdaleP]] 10:50, 21 October 2008 (EDT) |