Britain's Crown Dependencies provide the constitutional analogy: Jersey, Guernsey, and the Isle of Man govern themselves while their relationship with the United Kingdom runs through the Crown. Under a similar arrangement, Hawaii would keep its laws, government, and internal politics instead of becoming a colony. Britain would guarantee the kingdom and royal family, intervene against an attempt to overthrow them, and deter foreign powers from forcing their way into the islands. The commitment would shape foreign policy without requiring British administration of ordinary Hawaiian affairs. The senior British representative might need a new title because neither governor nor conventional ambassador fits the relationship.
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Protectorate status keeps Hawaiian government intact
The protectorate model leaves Hawaii internally self-governing while making attacks on the monarchy and outside takeovers a British concern.