<P> The overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii began with a coup d'état against Queen Liliuokalani on January 17 , 1893 on the island of Oahu , by foreign residents residing in Honolulu , mostly United States citizens , and subjects of the Kingdom of Hawaii . They prevailed upon American minister John L. Stevens to call in the U.S. Marines to protect American interests , an action that effectively buttressed the rebellion . The revolutionaries established the Republic of Hawaii , but their ultimate goal was the annexation of the islands to the United States , which finally occurred in 1898 . </P>
<P> The overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii began with a coup d'état against Queen Liliuokalani on January 17 , 1893 on the island of Oahu , by foreign residents residing in Honolulu , mostly United States citizens , and subjects of the Kingdom of Hawaii . They prevailed upon American minister John L. Stevens to call in the U.S. Marines to protect American interests , an action that effectively buttressed the rebellion . The revolutionaries established the Republic of Hawaii , but their ultimate goal was the annexation of the islands to the United States , which finally occurred in 1898 . </P>
when was hawaii annexed by the united states
when was hawaii annexed by the united states
1898
1898