The
Kingdom of Hawaii was established in 1795 with the unification of the independent islands of
Hawaiʻi,
Oʻahu,
Maui,
Molokaʻi, and
Lānaʻi into one government. In 1810 the whole of the archipelago was finally unified when
Kauaʻi and
Niʻihau joined the kingdom willingly and without bloodshed or war. The Kingdom was overthrown January 17, 1893 and has since become part of the
United States as the
State of Hawaii. Due to numerous treaties, international law, as well as United States Congressional and presidential agreements, many native Hawaiians consider Hawaii to be an illegally occupied nation and support the
Hawaiian sovereignty movement.