#queen lili'uokalani

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One of the things we really try and emphasize at Camp Omni is human rights and freedom of thought, and in order to do that, you have to know the history of those who went before you. To kick off our blog, we're going to be discussing Queen Lili'uokalani, who fought tirelessly for the rights of her people to be restored.

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[ladylaviniya]

In the topic of colonisation sucking, I still to this day have beef with how Hawaii's monarchy was demolished. I STILL NEED MOMENTS TO MYSELF SITTING IN SILENCE. Queen Lili'uokalani did not abdicate. She was threatened and forced off her throne and the monarchy of Hawaii was turn into the sole power of the United States.

Why? Oh maybe because after years of discrimination, mistreatment of her beloved subjects by the white power of The US and UK She decided she wanted to rewrite her constitution that would give her power back to her and her people and the rights to vote.

I hate the false narratives of Hawaiians being depicted as savages. Are you fucking fr? They were cleaner and more progressive than European descent colonisers.

Idk who would be able to but I kinda dream that 2025 bingo is gonna be Hawaiians somehow getting their lands back and power and restoring their long lost monarchy. There's something peaceful thinking about it. Fuck Oprah and The Rock who own stolen land of half the fucking islands.

Anyway. Do you ever cry because you know you'll never meet an iconic historical figure? Queen Lili'uokalani is one of them for me. May her majesty rest in peace and paradise among the spirits of her people in Pō and even though she was baptised a Christian, I hope while in Pō she bare witness to the love of Jesus Christ should that have been her inner love and pure desire.

I just want to hug her and get on my knees and cry. She reminds me so much of someone I knew.

[pokadandelion]

Queen Lili'uokalani of Hawaii

[the-amazing-mx-menagerie]

You know, pokemon legends: alola would be fucking amazing.

Like, you're one of the last remaining pokemon trainers of the native alolan people. Ultra beasts have been ravaging your lands since time immemorial, but recently it's gone too far. You've been tasked with asking the closest group, proto-unova, for assistance with this oncoming threat. Whilst their supplies are vast and their soldiers are powerful, their goals are to take alola for themselves. With every naganadel defeated, the natives are pushed further into the margins as the unovans claim the land for themselves.

But there is hope. As you battle a celesteela with ghetsis's ancestor, you notice a small pokemon attempting to help. This is cosmog, and it may be the last hope alola has. Not in your lifetime, but perhaps your descendants will find your pokemon. Your Cosmog could even evolve into a third legendary, based on planets and the concept of "mother earth". Fuck it, have a final boss where you fight ghetsis's ancestor ans the original dragon, versus you and your solgaleo/lunala/planet legendary.

Please, just research America's involvement with hawai'i. Or hawai'i. Or the bayonet treaty. Or just Oceania as a whole. Or lili'uokalani.

Please

[ltwilliammowett]

Queen Kapi'olani and Princess Lili'uokalani of the Hawaiian Islands, prepare to board the steamship The City of Rome in New York harbor for the voyage to England. Sailors man the yardarms in salute. On their last day in 'New York' they were the guests of Commodore Bancroft Gherardi at the 'Brooklyn Navy Yard', before boarding the City of Rome on 25 May 1887

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If you have any fun fact about Hawai'i, please tell us and I'll reblog it!

Be respectful in your comments. You can criticize a government without offending its people.

[digitalnewberry]

Royal autographs

Letters and calling cards signed by members of Hawaii's last ruling family, 1882 July 15

My dear Mrs. Atwater I send over a fan for your acceptance. It is a mere trifle but made by a young lady friend of mine for you.

Queen Lili'uokalani was the last monarch of Hawaii, reigning over the archipelago for three years before she was overthrown in 1893. During her brief time in power, she intended to restore power to the monarchy that her predecessor had to give up when pressured by sugar planters and businessmen.

In Lili'uokalani's memoir Hawaii’s Story by Hawaii’s Queen, she recounts how in the days following the coup d'etat, she waited patiently for her power to be returned knowing that "all this time, [...] I was recognized by the United States as the constitutional sovereign of the Hawaiian Islands." However, the provisional government and the American militia which ousted her remained despite President Cleveland's support for the queen, leading to Hawaii's annexation to the United States, and Queen Lili'uokalani's arrest and trial.

Lili'uokalani, the last sovereign of the Kamehameha dynasty that ruled the Hawaiian kingdom, ca. 1891 (Library of Congress)

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Liliʻuokalani was the only queen regnant and the last sovereign monarch of the Hawaiian Kingdom, ruling from January 29, 1891, until the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom on January 17, 1893. Wikipedia

Born: September 2, 1838, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Died: November 11, 1917 (age 79 years), Washington Place, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

The dark history of the overthrow of Hawaii - Sydney Iaukea

On January 16th, 1895, two men arrived at Liliʻuokalani’s door, arrested her, and imprisoned her. The Missionary Party had recently seized power and now confiscated her diaries, ransacked her house, and claimed her lands. Liliʻuokalani was Hawaii’s queen and she ruled through one of the most turbulent periods of its history. Sydney Iaukea shares how the ruler fought the annexation of Hawaii. Lesson by Sydney Iaukea, directed by Luísa M H Copetti, Hype CG. via YT

Lili'uokalani -- Hawaii's Last Queen (documentary excerpt)

bits from a documentary on the last reigning monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, and the relatively easy and bloodless conquest of this land ruled by a democratically elected goverment...Native Hawaiians were grossly out-numbered and the Queen urged non-violence. narrated by Anna Deavere Smith via YT caption

[tequeguava]

do u have any favourite hawaiian songs/musical artists? :D i'd love to have some more music to explore, but i don't know where to find

I don't actually listen to much non-English music, so I don't have many Hawaiian songs to recommend, but I feel like one of the most popular and widely known Hawaiian songs would be Queen Lili'uokalani's Aloha 'Oe. Here's a downloadable album of some of the pieces she wrote along with a short article about her music. The recording I linked for Aloha 'Oe includes Bruddah Iz, arguably the most famous modern Hawaiian musician!

One song I like that's not necessarily completely traditional, but is almost entirely derived from the traditional chant "Mele Inoa no Kalakaua" (Name Song for Kalakaua), is "He Mele No Lilo" from the Lilo & Stitch movie. Both of these are interpretations of traditional lyrics by Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu, so I definitely recommend checking some of his music out if you're interested in Hawaiian-language music!

[mourningmaybells]

Queen Lili'uokalani's autobiography is available online btw

[magratpudifoot]

Finished 16 January 2024:

Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen - Lili'uokalani

What a spectacularly enraging read this was! Not that I didn't know the broad strokes of what happened to the kingdom of Hawai'i, but reading a firsthand account was something else entirely.

I expected more of a national history than a memoir, and weirdly found myself thinking of Stoker's Remembrances of Henry Irving on more than one occasion. I also was somewhat surprised that Lili'uokalani spoke mostly of royalty and politicians and missionary families when I was given the impression as a child that she was more Of the People than it seemed here. But I am certainly not standing in judgement as someone from a vastly different social context.

"As they deal with me and my people, kindly, generously, and justly, so may the Great Ruler of all nations deal with the grand and glorious nation of the United States of America." ("For Brutus is an honorable man...")

Anyway, yeah, don't buy Dole.

[skiplo-wave]

The situation in Hawai'i is serious. I live in O'ahu now and I am safe for the time being.

The day that the fires swallowed Maui and Lahaina, the children was sent home from school abruptly while the adults was not called off work. They gave no warning and time. It was negligence because a lot of children was just dropped off at their homes with NO ONE THERE. It was clear they knew something was going to happen. The water was shut off. They put blockades so that nobody could drive their cars out of Maui and Lahaina too. Some survivors compared it to feeling like they was on the Titanic. The media is downplaying everything. The government took away outside help and donations. Do NOT trust FEMA or the Red Cross. Please go to YT and TikTok so you can hear the stories of what is really going on.

Our damn governor is declaring Maui is still open. THERE IS NOTHING LEFT! WTF? The entitled tourist are having meltdowns because their vacations was ruined. It's like they don't see or care what's going on while they are swimming in the same water where bodies was just floating. There was whispers going around that Maui and Lahaina was purposely destroyed, and they are going to turn it into some kind of military base. What keeps going through everyone's heads right now is this year marks 130 years since the last sovereign of the Hawai'i kingdom - Queen Lili'uokalani - was overthrown. If you don't know the story, I highly recommend you watch a doc about it. I don't think there is such things as coincidences anymore.

Jfc

[ourpacificadventures]

After our amazing morning of snorkelling, we visited the Honolulu city library - it was a beautiful building and so well organised!

We then crossed the road for our tour of Iolani Palace - this was where the Hawaiian Royal family once lived during the time that Hawaii was a kingdom.

The inside of the palace was very ornately decorated, and reminded us of a British stately home in a lot of ways - the King Kamehameha who built the palace had strong relationships with European and global leaders.

Some of the dresses belonging to the last Queen of Hawaii, Lili'uokalani, who was imprisoned for 9 months in the palace after her family were removed from power.

The tour gave us a strong idea of the fondness a lot of Hawaiians still have for the Royal family and the lasting anger and emotion around the loss of the Hawaiian kingdom and its incorporation as a US state.

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hmo: cover of the fall of jake paul but from queen lili'uokalani's perspective post-annexation of hawai'i

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My favorite of the month was Sheine Lende!

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Falling Back in Love with Being Human: Letters to Lost Souls by Kai Cheng Thom- 5⭐️

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The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez- 5⭐️

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