Welcome to the web site of the restored Kingdom of Hawai`i. This site currently provides the basic documents related to the restoration of the Kingdom.

The story begins in 1893. At that time, the Kingdom of Hawai`i was an independent nation enjoying friendly relationships with numerous other nations, including the United States.

In that year, however, the United States Minister in Hawai`i conspired with sugar growers to overthrow the legitimate government of the Kingdom and create an illegal government.

The President of the United States at that time condemned the action as illegal and immoral. He also called for the restoration of Queen Lili`uokalani to her throne.

Unfortunately for the Hawaiian people, that restoration did not take place. The illegal government proceeded to work with allies in the United States Congress to annex Hawai`i to the United States. Even that action did not have enough support to take place legitimately, i.e. by constitutional amendment changing the boundaries of the United States, and, instead, took place by simple resolution.

At the time of the annexation,  practically every adult of Hawaiian ancestry in the islands signed a petition opposing that action. Queen Lili`uokalani issued a formal protest to the treaty of annexation between the United States and the illegal Provisional Government. She called for the withdrawal of the resolution.