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first and only reigning Hawaiian queen and the last Hawaiian sovereign to govern the islands, which were annexed by the United States in 1898. As head of the Oni pa'a (Stand Firm) movement, whose motto was "Hawaii for the Hawaiians" Liliuokalani fought bitterly against annexation of the islands by the United States. Annexation nonetheless occurred in July 1898. In that year she published Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen and composed "Aloha Oe," a song ever afterward beloved in the islands. Thereafter she withdrew from public life, enjoying a government pension and the homage of islanders and visitors alike.
Born Sept. 2, 1838, Honolulu, Hawaii,
died Nov. 11, 1917, Honolulu.
first and only reigning Hawaiian queen and the last Hawaiian sovereign to govern the islands, which were annexed by the United States in 1898. As head of the Oni pa'a (Stand Firm) movement, whose motto was "Hawaii for the Hawaiians" Liliuokalani fought bitterly against annexation of the islands by the United States. Annexation nonetheless occurred in July 1898. In that year she published Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen and composed "Aloha Oe," a song ever afterward beloved in the islands. Thereafter she withdrew from public life, enjoying a government pension and the homage of islanders and visitors alike.
Born Sept. 2, 1838, Honolulu, Hawaii,
died Nov. 11, 1917, Honolulu.
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