Learn about the causes and the aftermath of the coup d'état of January 1893 that overthrew the Hawaiian monarchy, in this video from Hawaii's Last Queen | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. Find out how the "Committee of Safety," a secret group organized by white sugar plantation owners, businessmen, and descendants of missionaries, set up a provisional government to replace the Hawaiian monarchy. Defying U.S. President Grover Cleveland, their ultimate goal was to overthrow Queen Lili‘uokalani and seek annexation of the Hawaiian Islands by the United States.