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'''Queen Lydia Liliuokalani''' was born on September 2, 1838 in [[Honolulu]]. She was the last [[monarch]] of the [[Hawaiian Islands]]. She attempted to restore power to the monarchy by drafting her own [[constitution]]. [[United States of American|American]] and [[Europe]]an subjects of the kingdom of Hawaii tried to subvert the constitution and organized to depose her. In 1898, Hawaii was annexed to the United States and Queen Liliuokalani was forced to give up her throne.

'''Queen Lydia Liliuokalani''' was born on September 2, 1838 in [[Honolulu]] and died in 1917. She was the last [[monarch]] of the [[Hawaiian Islands]] taking the throne after the death of her brother in 1891. She attempted to restore power to the monarchy by drafting her own [[constitution]], but the [[United States of American|American]] and [[Europe]]an subjects of the kingdom of Hawaii convinced the people to rise up against her. In 1893 she was deposed.  Liliuokalani wrote the famous farewell song "Aloha Oe".<ref>The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989</ref>

 

United States President [[Grover Cleveland]] sent political veteran [[James Henderson Blount]] over to the island to investigate the overthrow of the monarchy.  Blount failed to swear in witnesses, wouldn't speak to many involved in the revolution, and then released the Blount Report which blamed the entire upheal on a secret American plot to invade Hawaii.  Congress decided to take up the matter and a bipartisan team went to work interviewing the participants including those that Blount refused to contact.  They found that the United States had no role in the revolution.  Nevertheless, to this day the Blount Report is sighted by Hawaiian separatists.

 

In 1898, Hawaii was annexed to the United States with the backing of its people.

 

 

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