The Ku`e anti-annexation petitions of 1897

When the self-proclaimed Republic of Hawai`i, made up of traitors who had engineered a coup d'etat against Queen Lili`uokalani and her government, attempted a treaty of annexation to the United States, loyal Hawaiian Kingdom subjects voiced their opposition. Traveling by foot, horse, train and inter-island steamship, the men and women of the Hui Aloha `Aina gathered the signatures of virtually every adult citizen of the islands in a "monster petition" that was delivered to Congress. The treaty was defeated.
This is a clip from the program "Aloha Quest - Part One," a one hour program covering various historical events in Hawai`i from 1840 through 1898. The entire program is available on DVD at: www.hawaiianvoice.com/?wpsc-pr...
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