Republic of Hawaiʻi
| Republic of Hawaii | ||||||||||
| Lepupalika ʻo Hawaiʻi | ||||||||||
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Motto Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono |
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Anthem "Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī" |
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 Republic of Hawaii
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| Capital | Honolulu | |||||||||
| Languages | English, Hawaiian | |||||||||
| Government | One-party republic | |||||||||
| President | Sanford B. Dole | |||||||||
| History | ||||||||||
| • | Established | July 4, 1894 | ||||||||
| • | Attempt to restore the monarchy | 6 January 1895 | ||||||||
| • | Restoration attempt ends | 9 January 1895 | ||||||||
| • | Annexed by the U.S. | August 12, 1898 | ||||||||
| Area | ||||||||||
| • | 1896 | 16,703 km2 (6,449 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | ||||||||||
| • | 1896 est. | 109,020 | ||||||||
| Density | 7/km2 (17/sq mi) | |||||||||
| Currency | Hawaiian dollar | |||||||||
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| Today part of |
 State of Hawaii
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The Republic of Hawaiʻi was the formal name of the nation of Hawaiʻi between July 4, 1894, when the Provisional Government of Hawaii ended, and August 12, 1898, when it was annexed by the United States as a territory of the United States. The Territory of Hawaii was formally established as part of the U.S. on June 14, 1900.
The Kingdom of Hawaii was overthrown in 1893 in a mostly bloodless revolt against Queen Liliuokalani who rejected the constitution then in effect. American officials immediately recognized the new government and U.S. Marines landed to protect American citizens during the upheaval. The Queen's supporters charged their presence frightened the Queen and thus enabled the revolution. The new Republic of Hawaii was led by men of European ancestry, like Sanford B. Dole and Lorrin A. Thurston, who were native-born subjects of the Hawaiian kingdom and speakers of the Hawaiian language, but had strong financial, political, and family ties to the United States. Dole was a former member of the Kingdom legislature from Koloa, Kauai, and Justice of the Kingdom's Supreme Court, and he appointed Thurston—who had served as Minister of Interior under King Kalākaua—to lead a lobbying effort in Washington, DC to secure Hawaii's annexation by the United States.
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