I for one has extensively studied the history of Hawaii leading up to the Revolution from within in 1893 and found it to be simply a natural progression of government here.  There was NOT an overthrow of Polynesians, or any other ethnicity amongst the citizenry at the time.  Only the FORM of government changed, that was embraced by Polynesians at the time, as their participation in the Republic of Hawaii shows, and then later in the Territorial Government.
Martha has it right.