First Arrival in Hawaii

At this time, the government of the Kingdom of Hawaii could be described as a gathering of stars; the Minister of Justice, John Ricord, was a man from New Jersey in the United States, while the Minister of Finance, Gerrit Judd, was a French missionary.

The ambassadors to France, Britain, and the United States, William Richards, was a British captain, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Robert Wyllie, was a Scottish doctor.

Beyond this, many local officials were also foreigners, a situation caused entirely by the existence of extraterritoriality.

A large number of foreigners ran amok on Hawaii Island, causing great dissatisfaction among the populace, yet the presence of extraterritoriality left the native officials helpless to deal with the offending foreigners.

However, this did not satisfy the merchants, who incessantly filed lawsuits with the Hawaiian government, demanding more and more excessive terms.

Kamehameha III had once tried to refuse, but this quickly invited the attention of the great powers' militaries, and neither the British nor the French were people the Hawaiians could handle.

Thus, a Hawaiian version of "using barbarians to control barbarians" was launched; Kamehameha III decided to use foreigners to manage the country, hoping that this would keep the merchants from acting recklessly.

Guided by this bizarre line of thinking, a brand-new Hawaiian government took the stage, which did, to a certain extent, reduce the absurd lawsuits brought by foreign merchants.

But what followed was a mad rush of merchants into the government, which eventually almost completely sidelined Kamehameha III.

Thomas Fannar was one such person at the time, but due to historical changes, the United States lacked the power and the energy to manage the natives on a small island.

So, holding a "wait and see" attitude, he wrote a letter to the Austrian Empire government, and