The discussion links growing American trade and finance to support for groups seeking changes in Hawaiian government. Merchants who wanted political change saw the royal family as an obstacle to their profits. It also allows that some royal initiatives could obstruct commercial interests, so the conflict involved competing priorities within the kingdom. The proposed protectorate introduces British commerce as another source of money and influence. That altered commercial balance would change the setting for later constitutional disputes, while leaving Hawaiian internal politics active.
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American trade and merchant pressure on Hawaiian royal policy
Commercial ties supplied support for political change, while royal initiatives could conflict with merchant profits; British commerce would alter that balance in the scenario.