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Back then? Hawaii was made a state in 1959. There was still quite a lot of colonization related conflict happening in the 20th century.

• soperj 8y ago
  The people of Hawaii actively campaigned for statehood in 1959. Not quite understanding the context of your argument here.
  • eropple 8y ago
    They did, yes. Have you ever looked into how they got there? The Republic of Hawaii, founded at the very end of the 19th century led to annexation by the United States (one since admitted to and apologized for, as it happens) and it wasn't until the fifties that largely non-native plantation owners were sufficiently pushed back to have those little things like "democracy" actually mean much of anything. Outside of this specific example, the Scramble for Africa is generally not considered to have ended until 1914, with the results of it and similar Middle Eastern colonial efforts not really shaking out until after the Second World War.
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  • kbenson 8y ago
    Before that. When the U.S. ambassador conspired with U.S. citizens in Hawaii to overthrow the existing monarchy.[1] Accounts I've heard explain it as U.S. businessmen (or their proxies) stormed the palace and held the monarchy hostage until a a document dissolving the current nation was signed (under duress). 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii#Overthrow_of_1893_%E2%80%93_Republic_of_Hawaii_(1894%E2%80%931898) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii#Overthrow_of_1893_%E2%8...