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In the News (Mon 20 May 13)

  
  Vann
When, as prime minister, Gibson sought to help the Hawaiian victims of leprosy, he considered it his task to dispel the idea that the disease was a "badge of shame" for the Hawaiians, a sign of their inferiority, and a physical manifestation of their moral decay.
The Hawaiian language, in which Gibson was proficient (rare among whites in the islands), could be used by the government to include or exclude selected groups from the nationalist discourse.
The members of the Hawaiian League, Planters’ Labor and Supply Company, and Honolulu Rifles, who made the 1887 coup possible, strove to present their actions as a means of defending the interests of all the residents of Hawaii against a decadent, unfit, and isolated ruler.
www.stanford.edu /group/SHR/5-2/vann.html   (12667 words)

  
 Sovereign Hawaiian Government
The Hawaiians strenuously opposed the diminution of their voice in governing their own country and resented the reduction of the monarch's powers and the manner in which the Bayonet Constitution had been forced on him.
Hawaiians, Chinese and Japanese petitioned the king to revoke the constitution.
Hawaiians submitted a petition to Congress with 29,000 signatures opposing annexation, and petitions to the Republic of Hawai`i, asking that annexation be put to a public vote.
www.sovereignhawaii.com /history.htm   (4770 words)

  
 Banyan Tree
It includes the events leading up to the 1893 overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy, and is far from the sanitized version sometimes promoted in standard history books.
Hawaiian genealogies were traditionally passed down in the oral tradition, and through the hula.
It details the illegal 1893 overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy and the United States' annexation of Hawaii in 1898.
members.cox.net /banyan_tree/Books.html   (696 words)

  
 Overthrow Journal/Magazine Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Summary: John Hay Wodehouse, Her Britannic Majesty's representative as British Commissioner to the Hawaiian Kingdom was appalled at the haole action which overthrew the Queen and sought immediate annexation to the United States.
Summary: One of the events that led to the overthrow of the Monarchy in 1893 was the controversy which developed between the government and the business community over the introduction into the kingdom of a new coinage in 1883.
Summary: The Honorable Robert William Kalanihiapo Wilcox was born Feb. 15, 1850 at Honua'ula, Maui to Kalua Makoleokalani, a direct descendant of King Lonohonuakini of Maui, and William Slocum Wilcox, formerly of Rhode Island, a sugar planter and cattle rancher.
www.punahou.edu /libraries/cooke/overthrow_journal.html   (1870 words)

  
 Aliiolani Hale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the Hawaiian language, Ali'iolani Hale means House of the Heavenly King; the name "Ali'iolani" was one of the given names of Kamehameha V. Although the building was designed to be a palace, Kamehameha V realized that the Hawaiian government desperately needed a government building.
It was from Ali'iolani Hale that in 1893 the Committee of Safety, under the leadership of Lorrin A. Thurston, deposed Queen Lili'uokalani by public proclamation and the United States Marine Corps was ordered to forcibly remove the reigning queen.
After the establishment of the Hawaiian provisional government in 1893 and the Republic of Hawaii in 1894, some of the offices in Aliiolani Hale were moved to Iolani Palace, including the Hawaiian legislature.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aliiolani_Hale   (758 words)

  
 The Monarchy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
With little immunity to new diseases, the Hawaiians soon began to die in alarming numbers while the destruction of their traditional way of life brought on a melancholy loss of the will to live.
In 1895, Hawaiians loyal to the Queen staged a revolt in an attempt to restore Lili'uokalani to the throne.
Victoria Kawekiu Lunalilo Kalaninuiahilapalapala Kaiulani was born to Princess Miriam Likelike and Archibald Cleghorn, a prominent Honolulu businessman born in Edinburgh Scotland.
www.hawaiian-roots.com /monarchy.htm   (1858 words)

  
 "Kanaka-Jay's Hawaiian News Page"
Supreme Court won't hear Hawaiian monarchy restoration case Honolulu Star-Bulletin (http://www.starbulletin.com) Monday, March 23, 1998 By Rob Perez The Supreme Court today rejected a lawsuit brought by an Oahu man against President Clinton that claimed the 1850 treaty between the Hawaiian Kingdom and the United States was still in effect.
Supreme Court won't hear monarchy restoration case The Maui News (http://www.mauinews.com) Tuesday, March 24, 1998 WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court refused without comment to hear a case that ultimately intended to restore the Hawaiian monarchy.
The lawsuit claimed that the 1893 overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy and the 1898 annexation of the islands by the United States were illegal.
www.geocities.com /kahunajay50/pagenews.html   (512 words)

  
 The Anti-Hawaiian Sovereignty Page.
Hawaiian sovereignty refers to the racist political movement that asserts that the indigenous people of Hawaii are entitled to self-governance of the State of Hawaii.
Hawaiian immersion schools are purported to be one of the methods by which the fragments of the Hawaiian culture are to be preserved.
If Hawaiian sovereignty is implemented and you are not of Hawaiian descent, there is a distinct possibility that your home could be taken away, you could lose your job, or you could be deported.
www.geocities.com /CapitolHill/Lobby/4478   (1384 words)

  
 The Overthrow of the Monarchy: Images   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Lorrin Thurston, grandson of American missionaries, was the firebrand behind the revolution against the Hawaiian Monarchy.
Robert Wilcox led an insurrection in 1889 against the Bayonet Constitution and a counterrevution in 1895 attempting to restore the queen to the throne.
In 1899, six years after the monarchy was overthrown, Princess Ka`iulani, heir to the lost throne, died at age 23.
www.hawaii-nation.org /soaimages.html   (385 words)

  
 Hawaiian Music - Traditional - Contemporary
This was the prototype of a homegrown Hawaiian instrument that became known as the ukulele.
The bouncy ukulele, the falsettos of Hawaiian crooners, the smooth ring of the "steel" guitar, and the melodious strains of the slack-key guitar all became an integral part of traditional Hawaiian music.
Hawaiian music has been one of the most dynamic forces in maintaining and revitalizing the culture.
www.alternative-hawaii.com /hacul/music.htm   (566 words)

  
 Was the 1893 overthrow of the monarchy illegal? Was it a theft of a nation owned by kanaka maoli and stolen by ...
The queen saw herself as the champion of "her" kanaka maoli people rather than as the monarch of all the people, and the non-kanaka maoli majority were certainly aware of that and were determined not to allow her to reclaim dictatorial powers which would be exercised on a racial basis and against their interests.
Hernandez' assertions, both the actions of the Hawaiian revolutionists in 1893 and America in Iraq in 2003 follow a clear precept of international law: Any people who believe they are oppressed can exercise the right to overthrow a government that threatens their chosen way of life.
The Hawaiian steamer Claudine was chartered and left Honolulu on the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 18, four days after the revolt, with five Commissioners aboard, instructed to proceed to Washington and negotiate a treaty of annexation.
www.angelfire.com /hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/overthrow.html   (15301 words)

  
 Hawaiian Sovereignty   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy in 1893 set in motion the occupation and acquisition of Hawaiian islands by the United States.
Traditional Hawaiian chants and wailing could be heard around the 125-foot coconut tree and ancient monkey pod trees on the grounds of the preserved Iolani Palace, the scene of the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy.
Hawaiian Home Lands and the state are no longer commenting on the issue, pending an investigation and possible litigation.
www.monitor.net /monitor/2-18-96/hisovereignty.html   (1033 words)

  
 The Hawaiian Monarchy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
“The Last Hawaiian Queen”, Lydia Paki Kamekeha Lili’uokalani was on the throne during the United States’ Treaty for annexation.
The Monarchy was already constitutional at that point, having a cabinet to the king consisting primarily of Americans.
The Queen attempted to restore power to the monarchy that had been lost because of the strong and abundant American-run Sugar-Cane industry.
www.cyberlearning-world.com /nhhs/project/2000/hawaii/tsld002.htm   (74 words)

  
 Free-TermPapers.com - Hawaiian Overthrow
Between the arrival of Captain James Cook and the missionaries, the Hawaiian monarchy was able to maintain some sort of independence and keep the old Hawaiian system in place.
He was the appointed Marshall of the Hawaiian Kingdom, from 1884-1888, and he said in 1898: “I regard annexation as the best thing that could happen for Hawaii, both native and foreign population.
She states “Minister John L. Stevens it must be said that he was either mentally incapable of recognizing what is to be expected of a gentleman, to say nothing of a Diplomatist, or he was decidedly in the league with those persons who had conspired against the piece of Hawaii”.
www.free-termpapers.com /tp/24/hal42.shtml   (2516 words)

  
 Hawaiian Kingdom - History of Land titles
The ancient system of land titles in the Hawaiian Islands was entirely different from that of tribal ownership prevailing in New Zealand, and from the village or communal system of Samoa, but bore a remarkable resemblance to the feudal system that prevailed in Europe during the Middle Ages.
Lyons, "is derived from the Ahu or alter, which was erected at the point where the boundary of the land was intersected by the main road alaloa, which encircled each of the islands.
The whole transaction was a severe test of their patriotism, and reflects great credit on that Hawaiian aristocracy which thus peacefully gave up a portion of its hereditary rights and privileges for the good of the nation.
www.hawaiiankingdom.org /land-system.shtml   (5406 words)

  
 The Glory and Travail of a Bygone Era
Cleghorn was raised in Hawaiian Lodge in 1873.
Politics and the monarchy were always favorite subjects for discussion in Honolulu and both the competing Hawaiian and Anglo-Saxon cultures escorted Hawaii throughout the 19th century with the Anglo-Saxon becoming dominant.
It began during the days of the Hawaiian Monarchy, followed by the Provisional Government, next came the Republic of Hawaii, which was followed by the Territory of Hawaii, and in our time the State of Hawaii.
www.calodges.org /ncrl/glory.html   (3395 words)

  
 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Local News
Two years earlier, Liliuokalani had inherited a waning monarchy: Hawaiian royalists were dwindling, while new players were envisioning fertile economies in Hawaii's fields.
The monarchy, which had lasted one hundred years, was lost the next day.
Their leader was Lorrin Thurston, who had formed the semi-secret Hawaiian League, written the Bayonet Constitution, forced his Cabinet on King Kalakaua, and represented the new government before the federal powers in Washington, D.C. He also was a grandson of the missionaries who had counseled and converted Queen Kaahumanu.
starbulletin.com /1999/06/16/millennium/story7.html   (580 words)

  
 The Overthrow of the Monarchy
As the audience waited, the queen argued heatedly with her Cabinet, who refused to sign her new constitution, fearing her enemies would use it as a pretext to challenge her.
The new constitution required voters to swear allegiance to the republic, and thousands of Native Hawaiians refused, out of loyalty to queen and country.
She went to Washington, armed with documents signed by many Hawaiians asking President Cleveland to reinstate their queen.
www.hawaii-nation.org /soa.html   (4781 words)

  
 Maui Nui Culture Links - HAWAIIAN RIGHTS and SOVEREIGNTY
Although President Cleveland condemned the act and called for the restoration of the Hawaiian monarchy, in 1898 President McKinley pushed through a joint resolution of annexation, rather than the required treaty, in violation of international law and the United States Constitution.
Today the Hawaiian sovereignty movement is highly active, and even mainstream political leaders recognize that it is not a matter of if, but when and in what form sovereignty will come to the islands.
This political movement parallels the cultural renaissance, and the struggle for other Hawaiian rights, much of which centers on land and water, which are sacred to the Hawaiian people as the caretakers of these islands.
www.mauiculture.net /kuhikuhi/ea.html   (846 words)

  
 Royalty.nu - The History of Hawaii - Hawaiian Royalty
The other Hawaiian islands were controlled by other kings, but Kamehameha conquered and united them, becoming ruler of all the islands by 1810.
According to one estimate, there were a million native Hawaiians at the start of the 19th century; in 1990 there were 138,000.
He made a speech to congress condemning the overthrow of the monarchy, calling it "a misuse of the name and power of the United States." Cleveland refused to annex Hawaii because the majority of Hawaiians were not in favor of it.
www.royalty.nu /America/Hawaii.html   (3175 words)

  
 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Local News
After Kamehameha unified the Hawaiian Islands at the turn of the 18th century, his successors kept the tenuous kingdom together for nearly a century.
A bachelor and guardian of Hawaiian sovereignty, he was unable to persuade his childhood sweetheart, Princess Bernice Pauahi, to succeed him.
Her overthrow in 1893 ended the Hawaiian monarchy.
starbulletin.com /1999/06/16/millennium/story3.html   (538 words)

  
 The Overthrow of the Monarchy: Text
A new constitution would have to be another monarch's responsibility.
On Jan. 14, the first of four crucial days in Hawai`i's.history, the queen presided at noon over the legislative session's closing ceremonies at the Government Building.
She died in 1917, at the age of 79, still waiting for justice.
www.alohaquest.com /archive/soatext.htm   (4414 words)

  
 Aloha Reading Room   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
usurpation of Hawaii from the native Hawaiians and the
A scholarly investigation of the Hawaiian revolution and the U.S. interest in Hawaii.
H Wisniewski, Richard A. 996.902 The Rise and Fall of the Hawaiian Kingdom: a Pictorial History.
aloha_reader.blogspot.com   (3150 words)

  
 Hawaiian Monarchy - The Romantic Years - Maxine & Mark Mrantz - Hawaii Royalty Books
Hawaiian Monarchy - The Romantic Years - Maxine and Mark Mrantz - Hawaii Royalty Books
This book affords but the briefest of glimpses into the life and times of the Hawaiian monarchs.
Hawaii's Monarchy - Kings, Queens and the Royal Palace
www.tropicislemusic.com /books/royalty2.htm   (49 words)

  
 Hawaiian Monarchy Ball
Party Description: A very elegant Hawaiian themed monarchy party...
with rich colors and motifs, worthy of Hawaiian royalty of the past and attendees of today.
Book event no less than 1 month in advance.
www.floraldesignsmaui.com /d08.htm   (181 words)

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