Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen [Illustrated]

Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen [Illustrated]

This edition features<br /> • illustrations<br /> • a linked Table of Contents<br /><br />CONTENTS<br />I. A SKETCH OF MY CHILDHOOD <br />II. SOME INCIDENTS OF MY YOUTH <br />III. KAMEHAMEHA IV <br />IV. MY MARRIED LIFE <br />V. HAWAIIAN MUSIC, AND A DUCAL GUEST <br />VI. KAMEHAMEHA V <br />VII. QUEEN EMMA <br />VIII. KING KALAKAUA <br />IX. HEIR APPARENT <br />X. MY FIRST VISIT TO THE UNITED STATES <br />XI. MAUNA LOA <br />XII. KALAKAUA'S TOUR OF THE WORLD <br />XIII. MY REGENCY <br />XIV. A SERIOUS ACCIDENT <br />XV. KALAKAUA'S RETURN <br />XVI. CORONATION CEREMONIES <br />XVII. PRINCESS RUTH AND MRS. BERNICE PAUAHI BISHOP <br />XVIII. BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES <br />XIX. QUEEN KAPIOLANI'S JOURNEY <br />XX. WASHINGTON – THE WHITE HOUSE – MOUNT VERNON <br />XXI. BOSTON AND NEW YORK – EN ROUTE TO ENGLAND <br />XXII. ARRIVAL – LIVERPOOL – SOME ENGLISH TOWNS <br />XXIII. SOVEREIGN OF ENGLAND AND INDIA <br />XXIV. THE RECEPTION AT THE FOREIGN OFFICE <br />XXV. THE JUBILEE – AT THE ABBEY – AT THE PALACE <br />XXVI. THE PRINCE OF WALES, "GRAND MASTER" MASON <br />XXVII. ENGLAND'S HOMES AND HOSPITALITY <br />XXVIII. ILL NEWS FROM HAWAII – OUR RETURN <br />XXIX. "THE BAYONET CONSTITUTION" <br />XXX. INVITED TO CONSPIRE AGAINST THE KING <br />XXXI. THE KING THREATENED AND OPPRESSED <br />XXXII. ATTEMPTED REVOLUTION <br />XXXIII. THE KING'S DEPARTURE – AGAIN REGENT <br />XXXIV. THE KING'S RETURN – MY ACCESSION <br />XXXV. THE LAST SLEEP – LYING IN STATE <br />XXXVI. MY CABINET – PRINCESS KAIULANI <br />XXXVII. MY HUSBAND MADE PRINCE CONSORT – HIS DEATH <br />XXXVIII. HAWAIIANS PLEAD FOR A NEW CONSTITUTION <br />XXXIX. THE "CRIMES I AM CHARGED WITHAL" <br />XL. OVERTHROW OF THE MONARCHY <br />XLI. SOME IMPORTANT INQUIRIES <br />XLII. ATTEMPT TO RESTORE THE MONARCHY <br />XLIII. I AM PLACED UNDER ARREST <br />XLIV. IMPRISONMENT – FORCED ABDICATION <br />XLV. BROUGHT TO TRIAL <br />XLVI. SENTENCED – MY PRISON LIFE <br />XLVII. RELEASED ON PAROLE <br />XLVIII. MR. JOSEPH KAHOOLUHI NAWAHI <br />XLIX. A CHANGE OF SCENE TO FORGET SORROW <br />L. A NEW ENGLAND WINTER <br />LI. WASHINGTON – PSEUDO-HAWAIIANS <br />LII. PRESIDENT AND MRS. CLEVELAND <br />LIII. INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT MCKINLEY <br />LIV. MY LITERARY OCCUPATION <br />LV. MY OFFICIAL PROTEST TO THE TREATY <br />LVI. THE TREATY ANALYZED <br />LVII. HAWAIIAN AUTONOMY <br />APPENDIX <br /><br />About the Author<br />"LILIUOKALANI (1838 – 1917), born Lydia Liliu Loloku Walania Wewehi Kamakaeha, was the last monarch and only queen regnant of the Kingdom of Hawaii. She was also known as Lydia Kamakaeha Paki, with the chosen royal name of Liliuokalani, and her married name was Lydia K. Dominis.<br />On 14 January 1893, a group composed of Americans and Europeans formed a Committee of Safety seeking to overthrow the Hawaiian Kingdom, depose the Queen, and seek annexation to the United States. As the coup d'état was unfolding on 17 January the Committee of Safety expressed concern for the safety and property of American citizens. In response, United States Government Minister John L. Stevens summoned a company of U.S. Marines from the USS Boston and two companies of U.S. Navy sailors to take up positions at the U.S. Legation, Consulate, and Arion Hall. On the afternoon of 16 January 1893, 162 sailors and Marines aboard the USS Boston in Honolulu Harbor came ashore under orders of neutrality. Historian William Russ has noted that the presence of these troops, ostensibly to enforce neutrality and prevent violence, effectively made it impossible for the monarchy to protect itself.<br /><br />The Queen was deposed on 17 January 1893 and temporarily relinquished her throne to "the superior military forces of the United States"." -- Wikipeda<br />