Social and demographic effects of British Hawaii

The most common response I see in “no American Hawaii ” threads is that the British would have taken it.

Let’s say colonisation takes place as a result of the Paulet affair or some other conquest/puppetisation.

My question is, how would Hawaii develop socially as a result, would the Hawaiian monarchy/nobility be removed totally from influence or used as intermediaries. Would a treaty of waitangi type compromise be made with the locals.

Additionally would most migrants be of Indian descent Because I don’t see Hawaii as a particularly good target for white British settlers. Is Fiji a good example of a Pacific colony that Hawaii would develop along the lines of?
 
The Hawaiian monarchy will definitely stay, like Tonga (in Fiji it was abolished--technically ceded to the British monarchy--because the islands had so recently been unified, and the King had made some powerful enemies both at home and amongst Americans). Hawaiian nobility will probably also have an important role to play in Hawaiian society, like in Fiji and Tonga. Hawaii will likely gain independence in the second half of the 20th century assuming similar events occur in terms of decolonisation. Politically it could be a bit unstable, like Fiji and its coups, but I don't see any radical revolution taking place and its likely the Hawaiian monarchy will survive (almost certainly sidelined in terms of political power).

Native Hawaiians will definitely be in the minority. The majority of settlers will probably be Indians, but probably also some Asians (Chinese and Japanese) and Europeans too. Proportionately though, East Asians and whites will make up a far smaller portion of Hawaii's population than OTL. So I could see maybe 10% Native Hawaiian, 5% European/white, 15% East Asian, and almost all the rest Indian/South Asian. Demographically the population will be growing much faster than OTL, but total numbers will be offset by lack of more recent immigration to the islands, so Hawaii could have about the same population as OTL or slightly less (no less than a million though). Economically Hawaii will be much poorer than OTL, but the GDP per capita will be higher than Fiji and Tonga I suspect (lower end $6,000, higher end $10,000) because of Hawaii's key location in the central Pacific (so it will probably have a British and/or American military presence). Many Hawaiians of all races will likely emigrate to Australia, New Zealand, Canada, or the United States (immigration policies permitting).
 
Britain was clear from 1823 onwards that it had no interest in managing Hawaii's internal affairs. The big question is how Hawaiians could maintain a dominant role while sustaining a viable economy. British protection would preserve the kingdom only if the monarchy could fulfill the prominent role demanded by the islands' strategic position. For example, what would likely happen to the country's viability if sugar and coffe were subject to U.S. tariffs?
 
The Hawaiian monarchy will definitely stay, like Tonga (in Fiji it was abolished--technically ceded to the British monarchy--because the islands had so recently been unified, and the King had made some powerful enemies both at home and amongst Americans). Hawaiian nobility will probably also have an important role to play in Hawaiian society, like in Fiji and Tonga. Hawaii will likely gain independence in the second half of the 20th century assuming similar events occur in terms of decolonisation. Politically it could be a bit unstable, like Fiji and its coups, but I don't see any radical revolution taking place and its likely the Hawaiian monarchy will survive (almost certainly sidelined in terms of political power).

Native Hawaiians will definitely be in the minority. The majority of settlers will probably be Indians, but probably also some Asians (Chinese and Japanese) and Europeans too. Proportionately though, East Asians and whites will make up a far smaller portion of Hawaii's population than OTL. So I could see maybe 10% Native Hawaiian, 5% European/white, 15% East Asian, and almost all the rest Indian/South Asian. Demographically the population will be growing much faster than OTL, but total numbers will be offset by lack of more recent immigration to the islands, so Hawaii could have about the same population as OTL or slightly less (no less than a million though). Economically Hawaii will be much poorer than OTL, but the GDP per capita will be higher than Fiji and Tonga I suspect (lower end $6,000, higher end $10,000) because of Hawaii's key location in the central Pacific (so it will probably have a British and/or American military presence). Many Hawaiians of all races will likely emigrate to Australia, New Zealand, Canada, or the United States (immigration policies permitting).

OTOH there will probably also be a strong Greek and Portuguese presence as per OTL, maybe even more so ITTL (apparently, if Wiki is correct, the Greek community was one of the few that sided with Native Hawaiians in the latter's disputes with the American settlers). That alone would have major consequences for the development of Hawaii - we already have the impact of Portuguese culture through the development of modern Hawaiian music (apparently the ukulele was in part inspired by similar instruments in traditional Portuguese music, as one obvious example); maybe the impact can be deeper ITTL.
 
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