Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen Liliuokalani

Queen Lili?uokalani, born as Lydia Lili?u Loloku Walania Wewehi Kamaka?eha, was the last reigning monarch of the kingdom of Hawai?i. She ascended the throne in January of 1891, upon the death of her brother, King David Kal?kaua. The Queen’s desire to restore traditional powers to the sovereign threatened the power of the group of prominent businessmen known as the Missionary Party. With the support of armed U.S. Marines, this group overthrew the Queen in January 1893. For years after her overthrow, the Queen sought redress in the Congress and courts of the United States, but her efforts failed. In July 1898, Hawai?i was annexed as a territory to the United States of America. As part of her efforts to stave off annexation, the Queen published Hawaii’s Story by Hawaii’s Queen Liliuokalani in early 1898. She worked closely with the American journalist Julius Palmer on the manuscript, and the book reflects her experiences and perspectives. This