The Queen determined to proclaim this constitution after adjourning from the legislature on the morning of January 14, 1893, however, her undermined ministers refused to sign and she could not persuade them. Having the welfare of her people at heart, she had asked them to resign, but they refused which forced the delaying of the new constitution. The Queen left the conference and went to the second story balcony of the palace looking outside on the lawn where her people had gathered waiting with hope for the new Constitution. Queen Liliuokalani informed them that it has been delayed because her ministers have failed her, but promised it a little later.

During the next two days a meeting was held by the uprising foreigners and merchants who were also involved with her ministers. At this meeting, they organized a committee and called themselves the "committee of safety", their goal was to form a provisional government, meanwhile the American ship the USS Boston landed in the Honolulu Harbor. The "committee of safety" had requested to the American representative, Mr. John Stevens to land the marines from the USS Boston on shore in order to protect the United States citizens, explaining that there was no responsible government in Honolulu to keep order. Although this was a devious plan to secretly get the United States government involved in the overthrow and intimidate the Queen. But in the future this brought the United States into controversy and gave Queen Liliuokalani justice in asking the U.S. to regain her back to the throne.

 

The organization of the Provisional Government was completed the next day with Mr. Sanford Dole as head of the movement and they took control of the Hawaiian government buildings and on January 17, 1893 they proclaimed that the Hawaiian Kingdom has come to an end. The new government stormed into the palace ram sacking the royal jewels, plucking diamonds out of the crown and taking other personal belongings of the royal family.