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'''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>

'''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 and installing dictatorial rule. The business community rose up and overthrew her; her army did not interfere, but the local American diplomat gave some support.

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 cited by Hawaiian separatists.

 

The new government wanted to join the United States and President [[Benjamin Harrison]] agreed; Harrison's term expired before the Senate approved the treaty, and the new president [[Grover Cleveland]] withdrew it. Cleveland sent [[James Henderson Blount]] to the islands to investigate the overthrow of the monarchy.  Blount, a Southern politician with no diplomatic experience, did a poor job for his mind was made up (like Cleveland's) that the U.S. should not annex the islands with non-white majority.  Blount failed to swear in witnesses, and refused to speak to the leaders of the revolution. Cleveland 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 cited by Hawaiian separatists.

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

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

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