Led by Lorrin A. Thurston and Sanford B. Dole, the Provisional Government ruled over Hawaii until the formal establishment of the republic. Pictured above is the cabinet.
The Provisional Government of Hawaii was proclaimed on January 17, 1893 by the Committee of Safety under the leadership of Lorrin A. Thurston and Sanford B. Dole. It governed over Hawaii after the overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani until the Republic of Hawaii was established on July 4, 1894.