Sensing their demographic and economic advantages in the aftermath of the Kingdom agreeing to lease Pearl Harbor to the United States government, the landed Westerner class of the islands launched a coup against the monarchy in 1887.

夏威夷王国同意将珍珠港租借给美国政府后，岛上的西方地主阶级感觉到了他们在人口和经济上的优势，于是在 1887 年发动了一场反对君主制的政变。