Why did the United States annex Hawaii?

Why did the United States annex Hawaii?

Hawaii is renowned for its vibrant tourism industry, delicious Kona coffee, and the world’s toughest Ironman triathlon.
It was the birthplace of Barrack Obama, Bruno Mars, and big wave surfing.
However, in the mid-nineteenth century, Hawaii wasn’t even a part of the United States.
At least, not officially.
That all changed in the late nineteenth century when America sought to annex Hawaii and claim it as an official territory.
Hawaii’s history goes back a lot further than that though.
Long before America became interested in acquiring Hawaii, the islands were settled by Polynesian explorers way back in the early fourth century.
From here the Hawaiian islands remained relatively stable, with a series of chiefdoms providing the main form of rule of the region.
In 1810 Hawaii became a recognized kingdom after King Kamehameha brought all the islands under his control.
Hawaii remained a kingdom for the next eighty years when demands for the United States to annex Hawaii became too strong to ignore.
But why?

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