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David Kalakaua elected
Major roles: David Kalakaua
- King David Kalākaua was elected and not born into his regency. But he did not win by a popular vote, the hawaiian legislature elected him. -
Reciprocity Treaty
Major roles: David Kalakaua, U.S.
King Kalakaua negotiated a treaty where Hawaii allowed U.S. agriculture products into Hawaiian ports U.S. allowed Hawaiian products into U.S. duty free. Also, Hawaii allowed the U.S. to use pearl harbor as a naval base. -
Bayonet Constitution
Major roles: King Kalakaua, rebels
The Bayonet constitution was a legal document that the anti-monarchists made to strip the Hawaiian monarchy. They forced King Kalakaua to sign a constitution that reduced native Hawaiian sovereignty. -
McKinley Tariff
Major roles: William Mckinley
Raised the average tax on foreign goods around 50% so that there would be no competition between foreign industries. -
David Kalakaua´s Death
Major roles: David Kalakaua
In 1891, King Kalakaua died in the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. He died because of inflammation in the lungs. -
Queen Liliuokalani took over
Major roles: Queen Liliuokalani
After David Kalakaua's death, Queen Liliuokalani took over becoming the first women to rule hawaii. Attempted for a new treaty that could fix the powers lost from the Bayonet Constitution. -
The Missionary Party
Major roles: Sacred hawaiian nobility, ali’i
A political group who plotted to annex hawaii bringing it under U.S. control -
Queen Liliuokalani got imprisoned
Major roles: Queen Liliuokalani, Hawaiian royalists
When the Hawaiian royalists failed to restore Queen Liliuokalani's power, they arrested her and forced her to abdicate her throne. They imprisoned her in Iolani Palace after the monarchy was overthrown by the U.S. government. -
Queen Liliuokalani´s Death
Major roles: Queen Liliuokalani
- In 1917, the Queen suffered a stroke and died at the age of 79.