HWST 107 final exam/100 Complete
Questions and Answers
Identify: Lā Kūʻokoʻa - -11/28/1843
Family of Nations
The day the authorities of Great Britain & France recognized Hawai'i as a
sovereign nation
-Identify: Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea - -07/31/1843
Hawaiian Sovereignty Restoration Day
-Identify: Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono - -1) The life of the land is
perpetuated in righteousness
2) The sovereignty of the land is perpetuated in righteousness
-Reciprocity Treaty of 1875 - -Tax-free trade between the US and Hawai'i;
Good for 7 years
-How did the Reciprocity Treaty influence the Bayonet Constitution? - -a
negotiation for the renewal of the treaty was discussed; US demanded
Pu'uloa for them to use as a naval base; Hawai'i didn't want to give it to
them
-Bayonet Constitution (year? written by? who was forced to sign? motive?
what did it do to the citizenry & Mōʻī?) - -year: 1887
written by: Committee of Safety
forced to sign: King David Kalākaua
motive:
effect: Mōʻī doesn't have power to declare new constitution; limited voting
rights for the; limited Monarchical power
-Committee of Safety (who were they? what is their role in the Bayonet
Constitution?) - -who: group of 13 white men
what: wrote the Bayonet Constitution and forced King David Kalākaua to sign
it
-Honolulu Rifles (Who are they? What is their role in the Bayonet
Constitution?) - -battalion of three companies; composed of mostly haole
men; secretly allied with Missionary Party & were the armed force that made
KIII sign the Bayonet Constitution
-Queen Lili'uokalani (role in the overthrow) - -last Mōʻī of the Hawaiian
Kingdom
01/14/1893: proposed new constitution (based on 1864 Const.)
, 01/17/1893: Conditional surrender of HI kingdom
-Cabinet Ministers of the Queen (role in the overthrow) - -Outwardly
supported new constitution
Secretly reported to COS
Stalled promulgation of constitution to land US troops & overthrow the
Queen
-Committee of Safety (role in the overthrow) - -Orchestrated overthrow as a
part of overall US annexation plans
01/16/1893: COS requests US Minister John L Stevens to land troops (protect
American lives)
-Lorrin Thurston (role in the overthrow) - -
-USA (role in the overthrow) - -Kingdom was surrendered to the US
government, not Provisional Government
-John L. Stevens (role in the overthrow) - -Coached COS
Unlawfully landed US troops
Officially recognized the Provisional gov. on behalf of US
Declared Hawai'i as a US protectorate
-Why did the Queen attempt to promulgate a new constitution? How was it
used against her by the COS as justification for the overthrow? - -
-Why did the Queen surrender the Hawaiian government to the US
government?
What was the rationale behind this decision?
What is the nature of this surrender? - -KIII once surrendered the kingdom to
the British & had it returned to him.
Queen Lili'uokalani had the same idea so she surrendered the kingdom to
the US in hopes that it would be returned to her
Kingdom was surrendered to US gov., not Provisional gov.
-Who does President Cleveland send to Hawai'i to investigate the
overthrow?
What do they do upon arrival in Hawai'i?
What are the conclusions and recommendations of his report? - -
-Blount Report vs Morgan Report?
What are the findings of the Morgan Report with regard to the overthrow?
Why do critics not take the Morgan Report findings seriously? - -Blount
(Presidential): US forces responsible for overthrow; Minister Stevens abused
authority; Provisional gov. lacked support; Overthrow & annexation were
unpopular
Questions and Answers
Identify: Lā Kūʻokoʻa - -11/28/1843
Family of Nations
The day the authorities of Great Britain & France recognized Hawai'i as a
sovereign nation
-Identify: Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea - -07/31/1843
Hawaiian Sovereignty Restoration Day
-Identify: Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono - -1) The life of the land is
perpetuated in righteousness
2) The sovereignty of the land is perpetuated in righteousness
-Reciprocity Treaty of 1875 - -Tax-free trade between the US and Hawai'i;
Good for 7 years
-How did the Reciprocity Treaty influence the Bayonet Constitution? - -a
negotiation for the renewal of the treaty was discussed; US demanded
Pu'uloa for them to use as a naval base; Hawai'i didn't want to give it to
them
-Bayonet Constitution (year? written by? who was forced to sign? motive?
what did it do to the citizenry & Mōʻī?) - -year: 1887
written by: Committee of Safety
forced to sign: King David Kalākaua
motive:
effect: Mōʻī doesn't have power to declare new constitution; limited voting
rights for the; limited Monarchical power
-Committee of Safety (who were they? what is their role in the Bayonet
Constitution?) - -who: group of 13 white men
what: wrote the Bayonet Constitution and forced King David Kalākaua to sign
it
-Honolulu Rifles (Who are they? What is their role in the Bayonet
Constitution?) - -battalion of three companies; composed of mostly haole
men; secretly allied with Missionary Party & were the armed force that made
KIII sign the Bayonet Constitution
-Queen Lili'uokalani (role in the overthrow) - -last Mōʻī of the Hawaiian
Kingdom
01/14/1893: proposed new constitution (based on 1864 Const.)
, 01/17/1893: Conditional surrender of HI kingdom
-Cabinet Ministers of the Queen (role in the overthrow) - -Outwardly
supported new constitution
Secretly reported to COS
Stalled promulgation of constitution to land US troops & overthrow the
Queen
-Committee of Safety (role in the overthrow) - -Orchestrated overthrow as a
part of overall US annexation plans
01/16/1893: COS requests US Minister John L Stevens to land troops (protect
American lives)
-Lorrin Thurston (role in the overthrow) - -
-USA (role in the overthrow) - -Kingdom was surrendered to the US
government, not Provisional Government
-John L. Stevens (role in the overthrow) - -Coached COS
Unlawfully landed US troops
Officially recognized the Provisional gov. on behalf of US
Declared Hawai'i as a US protectorate
-Why did the Queen attempt to promulgate a new constitution? How was it
used against her by the COS as justification for the overthrow? - -
-Why did the Queen surrender the Hawaiian government to the US
government?
What was the rationale behind this decision?
What is the nature of this surrender? - -KIII once surrendered the kingdom to
the British & had it returned to him.
Queen Lili'uokalani had the same idea so she surrendered the kingdom to
the US in hopes that it would be returned to her
Kingdom was surrendered to US gov., not Provisional gov.
-Who does President Cleveland send to Hawai'i to investigate the
overthrow?
What do they do upon arrival in Hawai'i?
What are the conclusions and recommendations of his report? - -
-Blount Report vs Morgan Report?
What are the findings of the Morgan Report with regard to the overthrow?
Why do critics not take the Morgan Report findings seriously? - -Blount
(Presidential): US forces responsible for overthrow; Minister Stevens abused
authority; Provisional gov. lacked support; Overthrow & annexation were
unpopular
