Sunny beaches, palms, and carefree surfers – that’s how the world sees Hawaii . But behind the picture-postcard paradise lies the tragedy of a people who had their homeland and identity stolen from them. In 1893, the United States overthrew the islands’ legitimate government headed by Queen Liliʻuokalani. Since then, Hawaii has been regarded as America’s 50th state, but the kingdom never signed any treaty surrendering its sovereignty. Historians argue that, legally