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Would British Hawaii attract the same settler migration?

A British calling point is expected to develop differently from an island group receiving mass American migration.

Question

Would Hawaii become as heavily anglicized under British control?

Short answer

Probably less so: British migrants had destinations such as Australia, while Hawaii would mainly serve as a calling point.

Notes

British-held Hawaii is expected to attract less of the migration that accompanied American control. Australia and other destinations already gave British migrants alternatives. Hawaii is envisaged primarily as a calling point, so the earlier basing scenario need not produce the same settler society.