In 1898, when the Hawaiian Monarchy was forcibly annexed, Hawai'i was ruled under martial law & controlled by the Republican Party!  This control was maintained through the 1950s until the minority groups organized the Democrstuc party!  The Demicrsts have been in control since! Asians were persecuted on the plantations, Hawaiians were mistreated by savior Christians, all other minorities were disenfranchised! Those who forget the past are historically illiterate or have no moral compass!