During the 1850s, the U.S. import tariff on sugar from Hawaii was much higher than the import tariffs Hawaiians were charging the U.S., and Kamehameha III sought reciprocity.
1850年代、合衆国がハワイ産砂糖に課していた関税は、ハワイの合衆国に対する税率よりもはるかに高く、カメハメハ3世は互恵通商を求めた。