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Because Hawaii's annexation was not supported by the people of Hawaii.
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President Harrison favored annexation, but President Cleveland did not.
President Harrison favored annexation, but President Cleveland did not.
William McKinley was president during the annexation of Hawaii.
President Cleveland was convinced (correctly) that annexation was not the will of the people of Hawaii and that the Monarchy should be restored.
McKinley's predecessor, Grover Cleveland, had refused to sign the treaty for annexation submitted by a new government whose legality was questionable.
William McKinley
The US Congress and President McKinley.
Grover Cleveland refused to annex Hawaii in 1981, on the grounds that the native ruler, Queen Lilioukalani, had been unjustly deposed.
President Cleveland
McKinley's predecessor, Grover Cleveland, had refused to sign the treaty for annexation submitted by a new government whose legality was questionable.