Title: Jan. 17, 1893 | Hawaiian Monarchy Overthrown by America-Backed Businessmen - The New York Times
Headings: Jan. 17, 1893 | Hawaiian Monarchy Overthrown by America-Backed Businessmen
Jan. 17, 1893 | Hawaiian Monarchy Overthrown by America-Backed Businessmen
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Content: The police officer was shot and wounded, not killed. Though the Times article from Jan. 29, 1893, reported  the number of U.S. Marines and sailors at around 300, the official number given by U.S. government investigations is 162. The post has been amended to reflect those changes. Comments are no longer being accepted. John Swindle January 17, 2012 · 6:57 am
Thank you for your excellent piece on the 1893 overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy. You asked how readers feel about the Akaka Bill that aims to give autonomy to Native Hawaiians. In Hawaii the Akaka Bill is opposed by a few white apologists for the American-sponsored overthrow and subsequent annexation–and by many Native Hawaiians who feel it’s not a reasonable alternative  to the national independence that was wrongfully taken away and either (a) continues to exist in law, needing only to be lived out, or (b) must someday be restored. The argument for the Akaka Bill, also held by many Native Hawaiians, is that Hawaii today is clearly a part of the USA, with a huge American military presence, and that for the United States to recognize Native  Hawaiians as something like American Indians is better than nothing and may have practical advantages. I’m an American who has lived most of his life in Hawaii. My wife and I are raising a Native Hawaiian son.