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John L. Stevens, United States Minister to Hawai'i, ordered the landing of the United States Marine Corps on O'ahu to forcibly dethrone Queen Lili'uokalani.

The Minister to Hawai'i was an office of the United States Department of State to the Kingdom of Hawai'i during the period of 1810 to 1893. Appointed by the President of the United States with the consent of Congress, the Minister to Hawai'i was equivalent in rank to the present-day ambassador of the United States to foreign governments. As principal envoy of the United States government to the monarch of Hawai'i, the Minister to Hawai'i often dealt in affairs relating to economic, military and political matters affecting both nations. The Minister to Hawai'i also represented the interests of American citizens residing and working in Hawai'i, conveying their concerns over United States foreign policy to the President of the United States.

Two Ministers to Hawai'i became paramount figures in the history of Hawaiian Islands. John L. Stevens, appointed by President Benjamin Harrison, was accused of being a conspirator in the overthrow of the monarchy of Queen Lili'uokalani. James Henderson Blount, appointed by President Grover Cleveland, investigated the overthrow, submitting a report on July 17, 1893, resulting in the dismissal of Stevens from his foreign service career and the recommendation by Cleveland to restore the monarchy. Following Blount's report, and the refusal of the Provisional Government to abide by Cleveland's wishes, a Senate committee appointed by Cleveland to further investigate the matter exonerated Stevens and the U.S. peacekeepers from any role in the Hawaiian Revolution, submitting the Morgan Report on February 26, 1894. Following that final investigation on the matter, Cleveland rebuffed further requests from the queen for interference, and engaged in normal diplomatic relations with both the Provisional Government and the Republic of Hawaii.

This is a list of American Ministers to the Kingdom of Hawaii from 1853 to 1893.

• David L. Gregg - 1853 to 1858
• James W. Borden - 1858 to 1861
• Thomas J. Dryer - 1861 to 1863
• James McBride - 1863 to 1866
• Edward M. McCook - 1866 to 1868
• Henry A. Peirce - 1869 to 1877
• James M. Comly - 1877 to 1882
• Rollin M. Daggett - 1882 to 1885
• George W. Merrill - 1885 to 1889
• John L. Stevens - 1889 to 1893
• James H. Blount - 1893 to 1893
• Albert Sydney Willis - 1893 to 1897
• Harold M. Sewall - 1897 to August 12, 1898

• U.S. Chiefs of Mission - Kingdom of Hawaii

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