In the 2003 Conquest of Hawaii documentary narrated by Kelly Hu, we look back on the historic Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
On Jan. 17, 1893, Hawaii's monarchy was overthrown when a group of businessmen and sugar planters forced Queen Liliuokalani to abdicate. The coupled to the dissolving of the Kingdom of Hawaii two years later, its annexation as a U.S. territory and eventual admission as the 50th state in the union.