Question

Why did the United States acquire the Hawaii territory?

Answer 1

Wealthy Americans already owns part of Hawaii main crop which was sugar, Hawaii put a tariff on the sugar to raise the price, but the United States got eliminated. Later on the US claimed Hawaii when a new governor or representative came into office

Answer 2

due to the Spanish-American war in 1898, the United States needed a naval base in the Pacific and Hawaii was the perfect fit