Illegally overthrown in 1893, the former sovereign state was ... that that vote wouldn’t have passed," he says. The annexation of Hawaii as a U.S. territory was finalized by August 12, 1898 ...

Whatever may be the personal predilections of the Hawaiian Cabinet ... purely and simply to obtain annexation. It is the impression that the Legislature will meet as usual in February.

The standout story from Cleveland's presidency involves Hawaii. When he returned to office in 1893, Cleveland was greeted with a treaty that had been presented to the Senate for the annexation of ...

sign up for News 2 You The overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom occurred in 1893 and eventually led to the arrest and imprisonment of Queen Liliʻuokalani and Hawaiʻi’s annexation by the United ...