Provisional Government of Hawaii
| Provisional Government of Hawaii | ||||||||||
| Aupuni Kūikawā o Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian) | ||||||||||
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 Provisional Government of Hawaii
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| Capital | Honolulu | |||||||||
| Languages | Hawaiian, English | |||||||||
| Government | Provisional government | |||||||||
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| • | 1893-1894 | Committee of Safety | ||||||||
| Historical era | New Imperialism | |||||||||
| • | Monarchy overthrown | January 17, 1893 | ||||||||
| • | Republic declared | July 4, 1894 | ||||||||
| Currency |
Hawaiian dollar, U.S. dollar |
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The Provisional Government of Hawaii, abbreviated "P.G.", was proclaimed after the coup d'état on January 17, 1893, by the 13 member Committee of Safety under the leadership of Sanford B. Dole. It usurped the Kingdom of Hawaii after the overthrow of Queen Liliʻuokalani as a provisional government until the Republic of Hawaii was established on July 4, 1894.
Following the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii, the forces behind the coup established the Provisional Government but with the hope of a speedy annexation by the United States. The provisional government sent a commission including Lorrin A. Thurston to the United States and negotiated a treaty with President Benjamin Harrison that was sent to the Senate for approval. At the same time Princess Victoria Kaʻiulani was in Washington D.C. to campaign for the monarchist side and against the coup, which she decried as illegal.
President Grover Cleveland opposed the idea of annexation, being an anti-imperialist himself, and withdrew the treaty negotiated by President Benjamin Harrison upon taking office. After commissioning the official Blount Report, he stated that the U.S. had unlawfully used military force and called for the reinstatement of Queen Liliʻuokalani. The matter was referred by Cleveland to Congress after Sanford Dole refused Cleveland's demands, and the U.S. Senate held an unofficial investigation, culminating in the Morgan Report, which completely rejected that there had been any U.S. involvement in the overthrow. After the findings of this committee were submitted, Cleveland reiterated his position, and denounce the Provisional Government as being neither de facto or de jure.
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