Kingdom of Hawaii (The Many Nations of North America)

The Kingdom of Hawaii is an absolute monarchy in the Pacific Ocean. Since it gained its independence from Britain in 1959, it has been a ferverent British ally, and supported Canada in the North American War.

History
After the Final Civil War, Hawaii fell into chaos, as the collapse of the federal government destablised society and brought long-repressed ethnic tensions to the forefront. The Hawaiian Civil War, between American immigrants and ethnic Hawaiians, ended in a plea for annexation to the British Empire by both sides, in order to restore order. Hawaii became a protectorate under the British Empire in 1934.

The British administration aimed to distance Hawaii from its former status as a US territory. To this end, Theresa Owana Kaohelelani Laanui, a prominent member of the Hawaiian Royal Family, was 'restored' to the throne as Queen Kaohelelani I in 1940, although most power was still held by the British Governor. Kaohelelani died in 1944, and was succeeded by her son, Prince Robert Kalanikupuapaikalaninui Wilcox, who took the throne as King Kalanikupuapaikalaninui, and presided over Hawaii's independence in 1959.

Even after independence, Hawaii remained poor. In order to support the state budget, the Hawaiian government leased several islands to the Russian Empire for use as naval bases. This has forced Hawaii to tread a delicate line, diplomatically, between its traditional British allies and Russia. King Kalanikupuapaikalaninui's comments regarding the Russian alliance may have lead to his assassination in 1967, although no Russian link was proved. He was succeeded by his teenage son, Owana Ka'ohelelani Mahaelani-rose Salazar, who rules as King Ka'ohelelani to this day.

During the North American War, Hawaii sent an expeditionary force to the Great Lakes Confederation to fight the Communist Union of Michigan.