I'm not so sure about that.
As a practical matter, Hawaii basically had the choice of being taken over by the Americans or the British. If the British had taken over, Hawaii probably would have become a protectorate like one of the Indian princely states or Tonga, since the British would have recognized the continued role of the monarchy. As a matter of history, the first king of Hawaii, Kamehameha I, considered Hawaii to be a protectorate of Great Britain. That is why there is the British Union Jack in the Hawaiian flag.
I second that - Hawaii is missing the “secret ingredient”, that turns every land it touches to s**t.
I'd have to agree with Professional. Back in the '80s I did a short stint at the Kaneohe Air Station putting in some software for their PX. The civilian manager reminded me of a gunslinger in the old Western movies, tall, cadaverous and dressed in black.
He just took over command of the section and came out of his office, asking whereinL was one of the clerks. Someone said he was on "Hawaii Time" (???) He asked what they were talking about and about then, a Hawaiian version of the stereotypical "Step n Fetchit" comes shuffling in, one hour late. "All the Hawaiians are like that." he was told, and he damned near had a stroke. He never could straighten the guy out because he was a minority who took advantage of that protection. I imagine it's much worse now.
From my observation, all the locals had that Mexican mañana attitude and were pist at those who didn't, and who ended up successful.