æz ɐ pəlˈɪɾɪkəl tˈɜːm, ɪt kˈeɪm ˌɪntʊ wˈaɪd jˈuːs dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi θɹuː ðɪ ɐlˈoʊhə ˈeɪnə pˈɑːɹɾi, wˌɪtʃ tɹænsfˈɔːɹmd ˌɪntʊ ðə hˈoʊm ɹˈuːl pˈɑːɹɾi ʌv həwˈaɪiː ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd, ˈæftɚ ðɪ ˌænɪksˈeɪʃən ʌv həwˈaɪiː ɪnðə lˈæst dˈɛkeɪd ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi.
As a political term, it came into wide use during the late nineteenth century through the Aloha Āina Party, which transformed into the Home Rule Party of Hawaii in 1900, after the annexation of Hawaii in the last decade of the 19th century.