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During the Hawaiian Revolution, American troops landed to protect American life and property.  They did not engage in fighting and did not occupy any government buildings.  However, this action has lead many historical revisionists to falesly claim that the United States invaded Hawaii and deposed the Queen.  American President [[Grover Cleveland]] was opposed to the Hawaiian Revolution and he sent James Blount to Hawaii to discredit it.  Blount failed to swear in witnesses, refused to speak to any involved in the revolution, and then issued a report blaming the whole matter to be part of an elaborate American plot to invade Hawaii.  His Blount Report is cited as evidence of an illegal takeover of Hawaii by Hawaiian separatists to this day.

During the Hawaiian Revolution, American troops landed to protect American life and property.  They did not engage in fighting and did not occupy any government buildings.  However, this action has lead many historical revisionists to falesly claim that the United States invaded Hawaii and deposed the Queen.  American President [[Grover Cleveland]] was opposed to the Hawaiian Revolution and he sent James Blount to Hawaii to discredit it.  Blount failed to swear in witnesses, refused to speak to any involved in the revolution, and then issued a report blaming the whole matter to be part of an elaborate American plot to invade Hawaii.  His Blount Report is cited as evidence of an illegal takeover of Hawaii by Hawaiian separatists to this day.

This kingdom was eventually incorporated into the United States and became the 50th state in 1959.

An investigation of the Hawaiian Revolution was conducted by [[Congress]] in 1894.  It was bipartisan, swore in witnesses, and interviewed many than james Blount refused to talk with.  Congress issued the Morgan Report which refuted the Blount Report and cleared the United States of any wrong doing during the Hawaiian Revolution.

 

The Hawaiian republic agreed to join the United States as a territory in 1898.  Congress annexed Hawaii via a Joint Resolution of Congress mwhich was the same way [[Texas]] was annexed by the USA.  Some Hawaiian separatists claim that a joint resolultion of Congress is not valid to annex another nation.  If this were true, Texas then is not legally American. As it clearly is, the argument is easily refuted.

 

Hawaii was attacked by Japan on December 7, 1941.  This resulted in the death of many Americans and brought the United States into [[World War Two]]. The people of Hawaii were very helpful in the eventual American victory.

 

Hawaiian citizens voted overwhelmingly (93%) to join the USA.  It was accordingly added as the 50th American state in 1959.  The United Nations recognized this as legal under international law by removing Hawaii for the list of non self-governing territories.

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