Today in History - Aug 12 - The Annexation of Hawaii
Today in History - Aug 12 - The Annexation of Hawaii
August 12 is the anniversary of The Forced Annexation of Hawaii in 1898. This was a mere 5 years after a successful coup against the Hawaiian government. Not a long time, but long enough to ban the native Hawaiian language and imprison their former queen for treason. The US now wanted to annex it to aid in their attempts at acquiring Spanish colonies in the Pacific. On this day, the Hawaiian flag was replaced with the US flag, marking the end of any possibility to restore the rightfully elected Hawaiian government.
The racist American regime issued an apology for their actions in 1993, but made no meaningful changes. Hawaii is still occupied to this day, and the Hawaiian people are a minority in their own homeland, which is now a playground for the wealthy.