John Owen Dominis , the son of sea captain, was raised in Hawaii, and got his education at a school next door to the Royal School, set up for Hawaiian nobility. The two married in , The marriage, according to Liliuokalani's memoir, was not a happy one. She also adopted two children through the Hawaiian custom of hanai , Lydia Kaonohiponiponiokalani Aholo in and Joseph Kaipo Aea in As American sugar and pineapple business interests grew on the Hawaiian islands, American settlers and businessmen wanted more control over the kingdom.
That was too much for Dole and the Americans. Stevens ordered marines from the U. Boston to protect the committee, giving the U. Soon after the coup, Grover Cleveland, an anti-imperialist, became president of the United States. After a year she was allowed to return to Washington Place.
Queen Lili'uokalani died in her bed at Washington Place on November 11, You Might Also Like. Loading results Tags: queen liliuokalani women's history womens history colonialism hawaii pacific islander history women native hawaiians oahu. This stance lost the future queen the support of foreign businessmen known as haole before she even took the throne.
As queen, she acted to implement a new constitution that would restore the powers lost to the monarchy through the Bayonet Constitution. In January , a group of American and European businessmen, with the support of U. Minister John Stevens and a contingent of U. Marines, staged a coup to depose the queen. Liliuokalani surrendered, with hopes of appealing to President Cleveland to reinstate her. Cleveland offered Liliuokalani reinstatement in return for her granting amnesty to all those who had been involved in the coup.
She initially refused, but then acquiesced; in vain, however, as the provisional government formed after the coup led by Sanford Dole denied her reinstatement. In July , the government proclaimed the Republic of Hawaii, with Dole as its first president.
Early in , after loyalist Robert Wilcox led a failed insurrection aimed at restoring Liliuokalani to the throne, the queen was placed under house arrest and charged with treason. She agreed to sign a formal abdication in late January in exchange for the pardon of the supporters who had led the revolt.
Later, she tried to claim that the abdication was invalid as she had signed her married name, rather than her royal one. With no children of her own, Liliuokalani had designated her niece Kaiulani as heir, and in the two women traveled to Washington together to try and convince Cleveland to restore the Hawaiian monarchy, without success.
Though Cleveland was sympathetic, his successor William McKinley was not, and his government annexed Hawaii in July Kaiulani, in poor health, died in at the age of Pose for the photo: Liliuokalani and Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson look thoughtful as they sit beside an open window, both with garlands of flowers around their necks. Instead she imprisoned in an upstairs bedroom of Iolani Palace and was denied any visitors other than one lady in waiting.
Queen Liliuokalani spent her days reading, quilting, crochet-work, as well as composing music. Even after her release from Iolani Palace, Queen Liliuokalani remained under house arrest for five months at her private home, Washington Place.
It was still another eight months before all restrictions were lifted and she was allowed to move freely and i n , the Republic of Hawaii gave her a full pardon and restored her civil rights. On July 12, , the Hawaiian islands were officially annexed by the United States. Retirement: Pictured here in , after her reign ended, she withdrew from public life, enjoying a government pension, but was still well respected amongst the islanders.
Queen Liliuokalani lived in Washington Place until her death, aged 79, in due to complications from a stroke. She received a grand state funeral due to her status as a former head of state and her remains were placed in the Royal Mausoleum. Upon her death, Queen Liliuokalani dictated in her will that all of her possessions and properties be sold. The funds raised went to the Queen Liliuokalani Children's Trust to help orphaned and indigent children and it is still in existence today.
In , years after the overthrow, President Clinton signed a Congressional resolution in which the United States government formally apologized to the native Hawaiian people. Time: Today Hawaii is associated with idyllic beaches and is touted as an ideal holiday destination, but over years ago, debate over its sovereignty was fierce.
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