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Queen Liliʻuokalani
Liliuokalani in 1908.jpg
Liliʻuokalani in 1908
Coronation January 17, 1891
Born September 2, 1838
Oahu
Died November 11, 1917

Queen Liliʻuokalani (1838-1917) was the last monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii. She was well educated and traveled widely. She married John Owen Dominis on September 16, 1862. He became the Governor of Oahu and Maui. The couple had no children. She was an accomplished musician. "Aloha ʻOe" is her best known composition.

In 1891, Liliʻuokalani became Queen of Hawaii when her brother, the king, died. In 1893, she wanted a new constitution. This caused the American minister in Hawaii great concern. American soldiers took over the ʻIolani Palace and other government buildings. In 1894, they removed Queen Liliʻuokalani as queen. The United States set up a provisional government. It became the Republic of Hawaii.

The Hawaiian people were on the side of their Queen. President Grover Cleveland offered to return the throne if she granted amnesty to all involved in the takeover of her kingdom. She refused, but then changed her mind and agreed. She was denied her reinstatement by the Provisional Government. On July 4, 1894, the Republic of Hawaii began. Liliʻuokalani died on November 11, 1917 following a stroke.

Images for kids

  • Lydia Kamakaeha

    Liliʻuokalani in her youth, c. 1853

  • Haleakala - the C. R. Bishop Residence, oil on canvas painting by D. Howard Hitchcock, 1899, Bishop Museum

    Haleʻākala, oil on canvas by D. Howard Hitchcock, 1899

  • John Owen Dominis (PP-71-2-023)

    John Owen Dominis, who later became Governor of Oʻahu

  • Liliuokalani in London (PPWD-16-4.014)

    Liliʻuokalani at Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee

  • Liliuokalani at Waipio, Oahu in 1891

    Liliʻuokalani at Waipiʻo during her royal circuit of Oʻahu, 1891

  • USS Boston landing force, 1893 (PP-36-3-002)

    The USS Boston's landing force on duty at the Arlington Hotel, Honolulu

  • Liliuokalani entering palace for trial of 1895 (PP-98-12-010)

    Liliʻuokalani being escorted up the steps of the palace, where she was imprisoned after the counter-revolution of 1895

  • Liliuokalani, photograph by Prince, of Washington (cropped)

    Liliʻuokalani in Washington, c. 1898

  • Liliuokalani in 1917

    Liliʻuokalani seated on the lanai of Washington Place in 1917

  • Liliʻuokalani Burial Vault

    Burial Vault of Queen Liliʻuokalani at the Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii

  • Aloha oe song 01

    Cover of Aloha ʻOe, 1890

See also

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