Queen Liliuokalani Essay -- Liliuokalani Hawaii Polynesian

Queen Liliuokalani had ambitious plans for the nation of Hawaii, and wanted to see the rightful power of the monarch restored. Even though she was doing what she thought was best for the people of Hawaii, her daydream was never meant to be. She would become known as the last queen ever to reign over the Hawaiian Islands.In the beginning, Hawaii was unknown to any humans. Polynesians ultimately came across its islands, and decided to make it their home. In the early days, each island was ruled by a chief, and many times the islands were in conflict with each other. Centuries like this passed, but then in 1782, Queen Liliuokalanis cousin Kamehameha set out to conquer and unite the islands. Thirteen years later, in 1795, Kamehameha finally fulfilled his vision of a unified Hawaiian state, and he became king. The nation was then to be ruled by Kamehamehas sons. (Guzzetti 10)Queen Liliuokalanis biological parents were Chief Kapaakea and Chiefess Keohokalole. Because it is a Hawaiian cu stom to restrain children to other couples for raising, as the Hawaiians believed it brought different families closer together, Liliuokalani was given to Paki and Konia. She attended the Royal School, where she met many people, some who became friends, and some who she had already been acquainted with, such as her harbor sister, and her biological brother, who would eventually be her predecessor, King Kalakaua. (Guzzetti 10, 12, 28)The Royal School was a new experience for her. At home, she was used to walking around barefoot and exhausting as little as possible to keep cool in the warm Hawaiian climate. Because the school was administered by the Cookes, who were missionaries from juvenile England, she had to wear western clothing, inwardness she ha... ...illed and Liliuokalani began to have more patriot feelings for the United States, instead of resentment. She even had the flag of the United States flown over her home, and the Hawaiian one lowered.1917Not much later, Liliuo kalani died at the be on of seventy-nine.Works CitedDaws, Gavan. The Illustrated Atlas of Hawaii. Honolulu Island Heritage, 1970.Day, A. Grove. Hawaii Fiftieth Star. New York Meredith Press, 1969.Day, A. Grove. Hawaii and Its People. New York Meredith Press, 1968.Day, A. Grove and Ralph S. Kuykendall. Hawaii A History. Englewood Cliffs Prentice-Hall, 1961.Guzzetti, Paula. The Last Hawaiian Queen Liliuokalani. New York Benchmark Books, 1997.Pratt, Julius W. Expansionists of 1898. Chicago Quadrangle Books, 1964.Tabrah, Ruth M. Hawaii A Bicentennial History. New York W. W. Norton & Company, 1980.