Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen

←

Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen (1898)
by Liliʻuokalani

Chapter 1

→

4605260Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen1898Liliʻuokalani

Hawaii’s Story

By

Hawaii’s Queen

Liliuokalani

Illustrated

Boston

Lee and Shepard Publishers

1898

Copyright, 1898, by Lee and Shepard

Hawaii’s Story

C. J. Peters & Son, Typographers, Boston, U.S.A.

Berwick & Smith, Printers.

Her Majesty Queen Liliuokalani

His Royal Highness the Prince Consort
John Owen Dominis

Contents

CHAPTER		PAGE
I.	A Sketch of My Childhood	1
II.	Some Incidents of My Youth	10
III.	Kamehameha IV.	16
IV.	My Married Life	22
V.	Hawaiian Music, and a Ducal Guest	30
VI.	Kamehameha V.	35
VII.	Queen Emma	43
VIII.	King Kalakaua	52
IX.	Heir Apparent	56
X.	My First Visit to the United States	61
XI.	Mauna Loa	69
XII.	Kalakaua’s Tour of the World	75
XIII.	My Regency	79
XIV.	A Serious Accident	86
XV.	Kalakaua’s Return	93
XVI.	Coronation Ceremonies	100
XVII.	Princess Ruth and Mrs. Bernice Pauahi Bishop	106
XVIII.	Benevolent Societies	111
XIX.	Queen Kapiolani’s Journey	116
XX.	Washington—The White House—Mount Vernon	121
XXI.	Boston and New York—En Route to England	128
XXII.	Arrival—Liverpool—Some English Towns	135
XXIII.	Sovereign of England and India	142
XXIV.	The Reception at the Foreign Office	147
XXV.	The Jubilee—At the Abbey—At the Palace	151
XXVI.	The Prince of Wales, “Grand Master” Mason	160
XXVII.	England’s Homes and Hospitality	164
XXVIII.	Ill News from Hawaii—Our Return	171
XXIX.	“The Bayonet Constitution”	177
XXX.	Invited to conspire Against the King	185
XXXI.	The King threatened and oppressed	191
XXXII.	Attempted Revolution	198
XXXIII.	The King’s Departure—Again Regent	202
XXXIV.	The King’s Return—My Accession	208
XXXV.	The Last Sleep—Lying in State	213
XXXVI.	My Cabinet—Princess Kaiulani	217
XXXVII.	My Husband made Prince Consort—His Death	220
XXXVIII.	Hawaiians plead for a New Constitution	226
XXXIX.	The “Crimes I am charged Withal”	237
XL.	Overthrow of the Monarchy	243
XLI.	Some Important Inquiries	252
XLII.	Attempt to restore the Monarchy	262
XLIII.	I am placed under Arrest	267
XLIV.	Imprisonment—Forced Abdication	273
XLV.	Brought to Trial	278
XLVI.	Sentenced—My Prison Life	289
XLVII.	Released on Parole	295
XLVIII.	Mr. Joseph Kahooluhi Nawahi	300
XLIX.	A Change of Scene to forget Sorrow	305
L.	A New England Winter	313
LI.	Washington—Pseudo-Hawaiians	322
LII.	President and Mrs. Cleveland	335
LIII.	Inauguration of President McKinley	341
LIV.	My Literary Occupation	349
LV.	My Official Protest to the Treaty	354
LVI.	The Treaty analyzed	358
LVII.	Hawaiian Autonomy	366

		page
	Appendix A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	375
	Appendix B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	376
	Appendix C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	394
	Appendix D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	396
	Appendix E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	399
	Appendix F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	404
	Appendix G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	408

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Her Majesty, Queen Liliuokalani, Constitutional Queen of Hawaii	Frontispiece.
His Royal Highness, The Prince Consort, Gen. John Owen Dominis, Governor of Oahu	opposite Frontispiece.
Grand Commander of the Royal Order of Kamehameha.
Grand Commander of the Royal Order of Kalakaua.
Grand Commander of the Royal Order of Crown of Hawaii.
Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of Oceanic.
Grand Commander of the Order of Francis Joseph.
Grand Commander of the Royal Order of Isabella Katolic.
Grand Commander of the Royal Order of the Rising Sun and of the Chrysanthemum.
Washington Place	page 22
The private residence of Liliuokalani, originally the home and property of Mrs. Dominis, mother of the Prince Consort, J. O. Dominis.
Lunalilo’s Home for the Poor	page 41
His Majesty, King Kalakaua	page 49
A View on the Road to the Volcano Kilauea	page 73
King Kalakaua, His Cabinet and Staff	page 93
Iolani Palace (Front view)	page 102
“My palace was my prison.” In the room at the right hand corner on the second story Liliuokalani, Queen of Hawaii, was imprisoned. The long low-roofed building at the east side of the palace is the “Bungalow” to which frequent reference has been made.
Princess Kiaulani, The Niece of Liliuokalani, and the Heir-Apparent of Hawaii	page 116
The Fish Pond. Scenery on the Estate of Princess Kaiulani	-	Her Majesty, Queen Kapiolani. The Dowager Queen, and Widow of King Kalakaua.	page 143
Government Building	page 186
Funeral Procession of King Kalakaua	page 211
King Kalakaua Lying in State.	page 216
The throne room of the palace. The widowed queen is standing, and the Princess Poomaikelani, her sister, is sitting by the king’s casket. The plume standards are Kahilis, which are emblems of royalty and nobility.
Hanalei Valley, on the Island of Kauai	page 227
King Street, with Government Building and Opera House	page 231
The car obstructs the view of Arion Hall, where the American troops were stationed—less than two hundred feet from the palace. When Mr. Poepoe and Mr. Walker protested against their occupancy, Mr. Stevens replied, “We are here, and we mean to stay.”
Palace Square in front of Iolani Palace	page 252
This view is near the place where the men from the Boston drew into line Jan. 16, 1893. The face of Admiral Skerrett is blurred. The man in white with his hand to his hat is President Dole. Next to him is Captain Wiltze, and in front facing Admiral Brown is Lieutenant Washburne. To the right of the admiral, and wearing a light colored derby, stands H. W. Severance, United States Consul during the time of Minister Stevens.
The Queen’s Guards and the Barracks	page 268
The Throne Room	page 287
Here all receptions of State were held, here King Kalakaua’s body lay in state, and here the Provisional Government held the trial of her majesty Liliuokalani, and compelled her to sign her abdication.
Her Majesty Liliuokalani: with Her Lady-in-waiting and Hawaian Secretary	page 307
Disbandment of the Royal Household Guards	page 380
Mr. Soper, representing the Provisional Government, reads their dismissal, with Captain Nowlein in command of the guard by his side.

This work was published before January 1, 1930, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse