Browse Items · The American Pacific Rim: Colonisation, Conflict and Connections, 1800-Present

War is on! Native Desperadoes Leading a Big Revolt

A three day war erupted in 1895 between Hawaiian royalists and the state, as the indigenous peoples fought against Hawaii’s royal line being overturned. The article is from the Hawaiian star and describes the perspective of events from the American,…

Tags: 19th century, Americanisation, Annexation, Assimilation, Hawaii, Immigration, Protest, Race, Revolt, Royalists, Statehood

Pearl Lochs Map

The map displays the area that would come to be known as Pearl Harbour. It shows that mapmakers may have used local knowledge (in this case place names) to effectively map out the territories which they were interested in exploiting. This is also…

Tags: 19th century, Annexation, Displacement, Exportation, Hawai'i, Hawaii, Map, Mining, Pearl Habour, Place Name, Statehood, Transportation, US government

The Men’s 1897 Petition Against the Annexation of Hawaii

This source focuses on the Hawaiian Natives and the struggles they faced during the plan to annex Hawaii. The source clearly shows, being a petition against annexation, that the Hawaiian natives wanted to keep their state under their nations rule.…

Tags: 19th century, Annexation, Handwritten, Hawaii, Hawaiian Independence, Men, Monarchy, Petition, Protest, USA

Hawaii's ex-queen files a protest. Ex-queen Liliuokalani

The article reports Ex- Queen Liliuokalani’s protest against the annexation of Hawaii with her stating that this is an invasion and violation. The article also states that whilst the state accepted Ex- Queen Liliuokalani’s protest, ‘they give no…

Tags: 19th century, Annexation, Drawing, Hawai'i, Hawaii, Illustration, Indigenous Peoples, Land, Monarchy, Newspaper, Protest, Queen Liliuokalani

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Samuel Long to William H. Seward, Monday, July 15, 1861 (Report from Hawaii and request for new position)

The Letter from Samuel Long to William H. Seward discusses Long’s service as a US consul in Hawaii. This source directly shows the relations with the USA and Hawaii and just how involved the USA was in the Island. The letter shows how significant…

Tags: 19th century, Abraham Lincoln, American influence, Annexation, Government, Handwritten, Hawai'i, Hawaii, Letter, Political relations, Politics, Report, US government, USA

The Hawaiian Gazette October 18 1918

This newspapers front cover focusses on World War One in particular America’s involvement and victories in Europe. Whilst it is not necessarily notable that a major conflict would be reported in Hawai’i it is significant that only the American effort…

Tags: 20th century, Annexation, Conflict, European, First World War, Hawai’i, Hawaii, Honolulu, Militarisation, Military, New York, Newspaper, Pearl Harbour, Stock Market, US Military, USA, Victory, WW1

‘Certified Proof’

This source is of American dollar bills issued in Hawai’i in 1901. This is significant as it is three years after Hawai’i was annexed by the United States in 1898, and shows that America was already beginning to exert their control and influence over…

Tags: 20th century, American influence, Americanisation, Annexation, Bank, Banking, Dollars, Economy, Finance, Hawai’i, Hawaii, Material Culture, Material Object, Money, National Bank of Wailuk, Statehood

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