LIBERATE HAWAII!

 , , It has been said that history is written by the victors, but that is no criterion for its truth! Liberate Hawai',i! boldly challenges the prevailing narrative that the country of Hawai',i was &ldquo,annexed&rdquo, in 1898, converted to a &ldquo,territory&rdquo, until 1959, and then converted once again to a &ldquo,state&rdquo, of the United States. Recent important research by Hawaiian scholars concludes decisively that what was transferred in1898 was not the sovereignty of Hawai',i, but merely control. , , In the 1800s, Hawai',i was recognized world wide as an independent country, including by the United States, and like other countries had widespread embassies and consulates, as well as its own currency and obviously a well defined island land base. The 1893 coup against the reigning Queen Lili',uokalani was a hostile act by a small group of Caucasian residents, with the complicity of minister (ambassador) John Stevens of the United States who directed the landing of 160 armed men from the USS Boston to menace the queen. Faced with this formidable force and impending war with the USA, the queen, wishing to avoid bloodshed, , temporarily and conditionally yielded her authority to the USA, until the matter could be reviewed in Washington. , , The incoming president in 1893, Grover Cleveland, upon learning of what had transpired, halted the rush to annexation, the motive of the coup, and called the coup for what it was