Hawaii-Asia Union ended in failure

The other day I watched NHK TV program and got to know the shocking history between Japan and Hawaii. In the 19th century, the U.S. started to pay attention to Hawaii, where local people had their own lives, in the process of imperialism. After Kalakaua became a king of Hawaii, he tried to keep a good relationship with the U.S. by exporting sugarcane etc. However, rich American people bought half of the land of Hawaii, influenced Hawaiian politics, thought of Pearl Harbor as an important naval port of the U.S. So Kalakaua was worried about it very much. He started to travel Asian countries with the idea of Hawaii-Asia Union against the U.S. imperialism. American guards traveled with him but they didn't know his idea at all. Kalakaua first visited Japan in 1881 because his expectation toward Japan was the biggest. It was Meiji era. Japanese people welcomed him with a great hospitality. This was because Inoue Kaoru, Japanese diplomat who tried hard to abolish unreasonable agreements with Western countries, wanted to give a good impression to the U.S. through Hawaii. Kalakaua was surprised to see the national power of Japan and met with Meiji emperor to carry out the framework of Hawaii-Asia Union. This idea was not bad for Japan because Japan was facing difficulties in disestablishing extraterritoriality or preferential tariff. However, Meiji emperor declined the proposal in a polite way some months later, saying it was too hard to achieve. Actually, this was because Western countries started to react to Japan's request. Kalakaua died in 1891. And the U.S. annexed Hawaii to the 50th state of the U.S. If Japan said "yes" at that time, our history could be totally different. Do you think Japan should have said "yes"? After that, Hawaiian culture was mostly banned for some years by the U.S. but the situation has changed. Kalakaua has been a hero in Hawaii. I also want you to remember that Japan pulled the trigger at the Asia-Pacific War, bombimg beautiful Pearl Harbor and killed some beautiful Hawaiian people without any warning. Thank you for reading the long posting.