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…Constitution had been forced on him. Hawaiians, Chinese and Japanese petitioned the king to revoke the constitution. Theself-styled Reform Cabinet responded that only an act of the Legislature could do this - though their new constitution had never been put to a vote. For the remaining years of the monarchy, efforts to amend or replace the constitution received widespread support. The constitutional controversy proved to be the spark that ignited the overthrow of the monarchy.