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Hawaiʻi's Journey to Statehood | Waves of Change | 3

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The Rise and Fall of Hawaii

After Hawaii became a US territory in 1900 Americans began to hear more about the island's exotic attractions. The influential men who pushed for this boom and tourism were the same ones who had helped overthrow Hawaii's Queen in 1893. They built passenger ships and hotels and aggressively promoted Hawaii as a tourist-friendly tropical paradise. In time the US military would expand its presence to Thousands of sailors and soldiers came to the islands But their growing numbers led to tensions with locals and eventually to a murder trial that made headlines around the world.

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