Comments by "ChineseKiwi" (@ChineseKiwi) on "How the U.S. Stole Hawaii (Documentary)" video.

  1. 5:03 - This is wrong. All of the settled Polynesian islands, including Hawaii, had strong established native forms of government far before European contact. This is well known and there were, as there are today, disputes, disagreements and negotiation with the native government from the people.
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  2. Yep, Jake's videos are often of a very general nature carrying that channel brand narrative, whilst entertaining, is often generalised and inaccurate.
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  3.  @DanielPeaster  the US did unlawfully invade Hawaii. That is a fact.
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  4.  @DanielPeaster  The Blount Report. the US government literally concluded it was illegal in 1893.
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  5. They are inaccurate on some things here but it is a fact Hawaii was illegally invaded.
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  6. Do know his videos, whilst entertaining, are often very general in nature and often riddled with inaccuracies or things that lack context to drive his video style.
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  7. E.g. it is well known Hawaii has a long established native government prior to James Cook.
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