#like i think the original overthrow was likely around trade considering who did the coup (white planters and shit) but like it actually

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I mean it's not just a tourist destination, though the problems that come from tourism are what's in the news the most and is their largest industry.

It's a military base. It's why we colonized Hawaii in the first place, among other current and former US colonies in the Pacific. The article acts like it was just for better access to trade (which that was part of it), but it was formally annexed during the Spanish-American War due to its strategic placement.

There's 14 military bases in Hawaii. Like 15% of the population of Hawaii is military, former military, or their families and it's the second largest industry in the state. Incredibly important to remember when talking about Hawaiian liberation.

I don't think it's a radical ideal for the want of Hawai'i to become their own independent country. It should have never been taken over by the US in the first place. For a country whose entire foundation is based upon "separation from a colonial country" it's laughable that they made an entire population that was self governed into a state. It's insulting. It's already blatantly obvious that this whole country was based on lies and blood, and it only continues to perpetuate that. I'm shocked that the Hawai'ian sovereignty movement isn't mainstream even though they have been fighting for it since 1997. Fuck the American government.