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Orthodoxy in Hawaii

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First Orthodox Chapels
In 1893, Queen Lili'uokalani was deposed by U.S. Marines and American sugar plantation owners, who were mostly the children of American Calvinist missionaries, and a provisional government under the protection of the United States was installed. In 1898, Hawaii was incorporated into the United States despite near universal opposition from native Hawaiians. In the early 1900s, the Russian ambassador was recalled, the embassy was moved to a small office, and the Russian chapel was closed.
 
It is also worth noting, that Saint [[Innocent of Moscow]] made a brief stop-over in Hawaii during his travels from Asia to Western America.
== Rebirth of Orthodoxy ==
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