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 Liliuokalani, Queen of Hawaii
In honor of Queen Liliuokalani, please listen to one of her songs as an accompaniment to this article: Queen's Jubilee by George Kahumoku, Jr.
However, in 1891, Liliuokalani ascended to the throne and refused to recognize the constitution of 1887, replacing it instead with a constitution that restored the monarchy’s traditional authority.
Liliuokalani herself spent much of the remainder of her life in the United States, where she unsuccessfully petitioned the federal government for compensation for seized property and other losses.
www.indwes.edu /Faculty/bcupp/hawaii/Lilikuolaini.htm   (393 words)

  
 Liliuokalani - MSN Encarta
Liliuokalani or Lydia Kamekeha (1838-1917), Queen of Hawaii from 1891 to 1893.
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Liliuokalani became Queen of Hawaii in 1891.
Liliuokalani reluctantly consented, but the provisional government, led by Sanford B. Dole, refused to step down.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761591237/Liliuokalani.html   (127 words)

  
 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal
The House of Kalākaua, or the Kalākaua Dynasty, was the reigning family of the Kingdom of Hawai'i between the assumption of David Kalākaua to the throne in 1874 and the overthrow of Liliuokalani in 1893.
(Liliuokalani died in 1917, leaving only cousins.) The House of Kalakaua was originally a family of chiefs on the island of Kauai, and ascended to the royal throne by election when the males of House of Kamehameha died out.
With the deposition of queen Liliuokalani in 1893 the House of Kalakaua ceased to reign, and the death of the Princess Victoria Kaiulani in 1899 meant the loss of the last direct heir of the siblings of the reigning monarchs of House of Kalakaua.
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=House_of_Kalakaua   (320 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Bayonet Constitution
Queen Lili'uokalani's protest of the Bayonet Constitution, which her brother was forced to promulgate at gunpoint, led to the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawai'i by a committee of American citizens.
Her Majesty Liliuokalani, Queen of Hawaii Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii (September 2, 1838 –; November 11, 1917), given the Christian name Lydia Liliuokalani and later named Lydia K. Dominis, was the last monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
The Constitution was written by Lorrin A. Thurston and imposed on the Kingdom of Hawai'i and its monarch David Kalākaua by a group of American and European businessmen and an armed militia called the Honolulu Rifles.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Bayonet-Constitution   (1445 words)

  
 The Dougout: Was Hawaii Queen Liliuokalani Really Like Martin Luther King and Mahatma Gandhi?
The purpose was to crown Hawaii's Queen Liliuokalani as a hero in the pantheon of non-violent resistance.
Liliuokalani's insistence on bloodthirsty revenge, even to the extent of destroying efforts at mediation, is certainly not the way a practitioner of nonviolence should behave.
Liliuokalani was head of a multiracial government, but she used her great political power primarily to pursue racial supremacy.
kalapanapundit.blogspot.com /2007/01/was-hawaii-queen-liliuokalani-really.html   (3031 words)

  
 Aloha-Hawaii.com: Queen Liliuokalani: Hawaii's Last Queen
Liliuokalani received her education at the Royal School and became fluent in English.
She was also a member of Kawaiahao Church, which was built under the direction of Hiram Bingham, the leader of the first group of missionaries to Hawaii in 1820.
A fierce uprising was firmly squelched in January 1895, and although she denied playing a role in the attempted takeover, Liliuokalani was arrested and taken to a second-floor room at Iolani Palace.
www.aloha-hawaii.com /hawaii/queen+liliuokalani   (464 words)

  
 Queen Liliuokalani
She was born in Honolulu to high chief Kapaakea and the chiefess Keohokalole, the third of ten children.
One of her first acts was to recommend a new Hawaii constitution, as the "Bayonet Constitution" of 1887 limited the power of the monarch and political power of native Hawaiians.
It was Queen Liliuokalani's right as a sovereign to issue a new constitution through an edict from the throne.
www.uic.edu /depts/owa/history/liliuokalani.html   (643 words)

  
 Liliuokalani - MedPort-Lexikon
Liliuokalani wurde zur Thronfolgerin von König Lunalilo bestimmt.
Als 1891 Liliuokalanis Bruder starb, wurde sie zur Königin gekrönt.
1893 versuchte Liliuokalani eine neue Verfassung durchzusetzen, scheiterte jedoch wiederum an amerikanischen Interessen.
www.medport.de /lexikon/index.php/Liliuokalani   (297 words)

  
 Christmas in Hawai'i: Liliuokalani
She was born Lydia Paki Kamakaeha Lili`uokalani in 1838.
Lili`uokalani's brother, King David Kalakaua, ascended the throne in 1874.
When she attempted to restore some of the power of the monarchy that had been lost during the reign of her brother, she encountered the revolt by the American colonists who controlled most of Hawaii's economy.
www.melekalikimaka.com /lili.htm   (340 words)

  
 LiliÊ»uokalani
Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii (September 2, 1838 – November 11, 1917), originally named Lydia Kamakaeha, also known as Lydia Kamakaeha Paki, with the chosen royal name of Liliuokalani, and later named Lydia K. Dominis, was the last monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
The administration of Grover Cleveland commissioned the Blount Report, and based on its findings believed that the overthrow of Liliuokalani was illegal and offered November 16, 1893 to give the throne back to her if she granted amnesty to everyone responsible.
She was sentenced to five years of hard labor in prison and fined $5000, but the sentence was commuted to imprisonment in an upstairs bedroom of Iolani Palace until she was released in 1896, with the establishment of the Republic of Hawaii.
www.dejavu.org /cgi-bin/get.cgi?ver=93&url=http%3A%2F%2Farticles.gourt.com%2Fen%2FLiliuokalani   (733 words)

  
 Search Results for "Liliuokalani"
Liliuokalani, (leleoo´okala´ne) (KEY), 1838-1917, last reigning queen of the Hawaiian Islands.
She ascended the throne in 1891 upon the death of her brother, King...
He looked with disfavor upon the revolution of 1893 that overthrew Queen Liliuokalani, but once it was accomplished he was willing to accept the office...
www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=col65&query=Liliuokalani&x=11&y=11   (167 words)

  
 Liliuokalani - Encyclopedia.com
Liliuokalani, 1838-1917, last reigning queen of the Hawaiian Islands.
King Kalakaua's many trips abroad, Liliuokalani was in charge and ran the kingdom rather...
In 1893, as Hawaii became increasingly controlled by American business interests, Queen Liliuokalani was overthrown in a bloodless revolution after reigning for two years.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Liliuoka.html   (986 words)

  
 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Local News
Liliuokalani was age 10 when the Great Mahele of 1848 forever changed the division of land in Hawaii.
In 1874 at age 35, Liliuokalani -- who was then married to John Owen Dominis for 11 years -- watched her brother David Kalakaua become Hawaii's final king, as Kalakaua named her as heir to the throne.
Liliuokalani was said to be a strong-willed queen who firmly believed the rights of royalty.
starbulletin.com /1999/09/09/news/story4.html   (567 words)

  
 Lili'uokalani Loses A Big One (The Crown Lands) -- Liliuokalani v. United States, 45 Ct. Cl. 418 (1910)
That under and by virtue of said last mentioned act said Crown Lands were rendered inalienable and all the rents, profits and emoluments derived from the said lands aftrer deducting the necessary and proper expenses of managing the same, were declared to be for the use and benefit of the reigning sovereign.
LILIUOKALANI, being duly sworn on oath, deposes and says, that she is the petitioner named in the foregoing petition, that she has read said petition and knows the contents thereof and that all and singular the matters and things therein alleged are true to her own knowledge.
The claimant, Liliuokalani, was formerly Queen of the Hawaiian Islands.
www.angelfire.com /hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/liliucrownlands.html   (9671 words)

  
 `Iolani Palace History - Queen Lili`uokalani (Liliuokalani)
Her experience as Princess Regent during King Kalakaua's nine month journey around the world in 1881 and visit to the United States in 1890 had prepared her for her new role as Queen of Hawai`i.
Her attempt to promulgate a new constitution galvanized opposition forces into the Committee of Safety, which was composed of Hawai`i-born citizens of American parents, naturalized citizens and foreign nationals, many of whom were businessmen,sugar plantation owners, and businessmen.
The crest on the cover of this sheet music includes Lili`uokalani's motto, "Onipa`a," which means "steadfast." The original edition of this sheet music was published in San Francisco in 1890 or 1891.
www.iolanipalace.org /history/queen.html   (587 words)

  
 Liliuokalani Biography from Who2.com
Queen Liliuokalani was the Queen of the Hawaiian Islands from 1891 until 1893, when she was deposed by those who sought annexation to the United States.
Born into Hawaii's royal family, Liliuokalani spoke fluent English and was well-educated.
In spite of support from President Cleveland, Liliuokalani lost her battle for control and was deposed by force.
www.who2.com /liliuokalani.html   (106 words)

  
 Hawaii's Royal Family Official Site Liliuokalani
Liliuokalani attended the Queens Jubilee for Queen Victoria of England and with her was her sister in law, Queen Kapiolani, Kalakaua's wife.
With the intimidation of U.S forces, Queen liliuokalani was forced to abdicate her throne and yield to the provisional government and was deposed on January 17, 1893.
After a failed attempt to regain the monarchy by Robert Wilcox, the Queen was imprisoned in her upper room at Iolani Palace, in which she was confined there for almost a year.
www.keouanui.org /Liliuokalani.html   (283 words)

  
 This Day in History 1891: Liliuokalani proclaimed queen of Hawaii
However, in 1891, Liliuokalani ascended to the throne and refused to recognize the constitution of 1887, replacing it instead with a constitution that restored the monarchy's traditional authority.
President Grover Cleveland sent a new U.S. minister to Hawaii to restore Queen Liliuokalani to the throne under the 1887 constitution, but Dole refused to step aside and instead proclaimed the independent Republic of Hawaii, which was organized into a U.S. territory in 1900.
Liliuokalani herself spent much of the remainder of her life in the United States, where she unsuccessfully petitioned the federal government for compensation for seized property and other losses.
www.history.com /tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=4720   (400 words)

  
 Alii of Hawaii
Queen Liliuokalani was born on September 2, 1838.
Queen Liliuokalani now knew that they were trying to get rid of her.
The queen was getting attacked by the committee of safety and she knew she could beat them but she didn't want bloodshed.Now the war has ended and the Committee disposed the monarchy.Queen Liliuokalani surrendered and gave up, so she left the palace.
library.thinkquest.org /J0110442/queenl.html   (235 words)

  
 "History They Didn't Teach You in School"--September 12th: Liliuokalani Born : Houston Indymedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
On September 12th, 1838, Queen Lydia Liliuokalani, the last monarch of Hawai'i, was born in Honolulu.
Taking over in 1891, Liliuokalani was an ardent nationalist, and fought against American control of her country.
A year later, Liliuokalani was arrested after weapons were found in her home, though she claimed to have no knowledge of any plans to oust the Dole regime and restore her to the throne.
houston.indymedia.org /mail.php?id=15676&comments=yes   (443 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: )
I picked Queen Liliuokalani because she was brave and honest and had written a new constitution that changed the Hawaiians and Hawaii.
Queen Liliuokalani felt that the Americans were illegally invading Hawaii and the courts would take her side and restore her power.
Queen Liliuokalani was born on September 2, 1838 and died in the year November 11, 1917 and Hawaii was annexed in 1898.
kalama.doe.hawaii.edu /~webzine/Carl.html   (727 words)

  
 The Queen Liliuokalani Trust   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Asam is president and executive director of Queen Liliuokalani Children's Center, a statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to the welfare of orphaned and half-orphaned children with preference given to children of Hawaiian ancestry.
The major Queen Lili'uokalani facilities on O'ahu are in Kane'ohe, Hau'ula, Waimanalo, 'Ewa, Wai'anae and Honolulu, and on the Neighbor Islands in Hilo, Kona, Lihu'e, Kahului and Moloka'i.
Queen Liliuokalani set up her trust with the intent that children in these kinds of situations should be well taken care of.
www.the-catbird-seat.net /QueenLilTrust.htm   (3365 words)

  
 Innovative Women - Hawaii   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Queen Liliuokalani was the last reigning queen of Hawaii.
In January of 1891, Queen Liliuokalani’s brother died, and she became the Queen of Hawaii.
In 1898 Hawaii was annexed to the America, and Queen Liliuokalani lost her throne.
epics.ecn.purdue.edu /abiwt/work/gaw/Hawaii.html   (108 words)

  
 Michelle's Place ~ Queen Liliuokalani
Queen Liliuokalani ascended to the throne in 1891 after her brother died, becoming Hawaii's only reigning queen.
On Jan. 14, 1893, Lili'uokalani dissolved the existing legislature and put forth her new constitution.
The next day, Lili'uokalani surrendered her kingdom to the United States at gunpoint, issuing the following statement: "I yield to the superior force of the United States of America.
members.tripod.com /~elle99/queen.html   (583 words)

  
 Thinking of Hawaii - Creative Keyboard, August 2001   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Queen Liliuokalani was born September 2, 1838 and died November 11, 1916.
In 1887 Liliuokalani went to England as the guest of Queen Victoria for the Fiftieth Jubilee celebration.
Queen Liliuokalani attempted to form a new constitution that would have restored power to the throne and restored voting rights to the Hawaiian people.
www.melbay.com /creativekeyboard/aug01/aloha.html   (517 words)

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