Episode 40: How The US Stole Hawaii:

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This week we are going to the land of sea and sand, the beautiful islands of Hawaii. These islands have been a favorite vacation destination for families for over a century, but it has not always been a US state.

For hundreds of years the island was home to Polynesian descendants who made the islands their home. The Europeans found the islands and soon began harvesting her resources. Before long, a group of white business men felt they had more right to the land than the native did and sought out to take control of the islands by force.

The people of Hawaii have never stopped seeking to regain their sovereignty and I hope that one day control of the land will be given back to her rightful rulers.

ROH EP 40 Source Notes:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii#History

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cook

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lono

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1840_Constitution_of_the_Hawaiian_Kingdom

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor#Approach_and_attack

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian_sovereignty_movement#Sovereignty_and_cultural_rights_organizations

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/03/hawai%CA%BBi-must-become-self-governing/

https://new-breath.org/resource/native-hawaiian-sovereignty/

https://www.nationofhawaii.org/