Onipa’a Celebrates the Life and Legacy of Queen Lili’uokalani

Hundreds gathered at ‘Iolani palace on Sunday, September 5 to celebrate the birth and life of Queen Lili’uokalani. Born September 2, 1838, Lydia Lili’u Loloku Walania Wehiwehi Kamaka’eha Pākī-Dominis became Queen of the Hawaiian Kingdom in 1891 and was to be our last reigning monarch. A small group of businessmen, with assistance from the U.S. military, overthrew the Hawaiian government in 1893. Imprisoned in her own palace, Queen Lili’uokalani surrendered her throne to avoid the bloodshed of her people.

A leader of peace and social justice, the Queen established a trust in 1903 directing that all her lands be used “for the benefit of orphan and other destitute children in the Hawaiian Islands, the preference to be given to Hawaiian children of pure or part aboriginal blood.” The Queen Lili’uokalani Children’s Center has provided social services to thousands of families and communities across the state since 1946.

 

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Attendees also walked among white placards lining the lawn with the handwritten names of about 1,500 people who signed the petition against annexation in 1897. At the time, over 21,000 signed the petition, which was presented to the U.S. Senate in an attempt to restore sovereignty to the Hawaiian Kingdom. Some were brought to tears as they discovered the names of ancestors who were among those who had resisted the annexation, on this both beautiful and solemn day of remembrance for our last queen Lili’uokalani and a nation’s past.

See www.iolanipalace.org for further information on the Palace’s educational activities and upcoming events.

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