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Queen Liliuokalani Overcame The Power Of Hawaii

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Queen Liliuokalani was the first female monarch of Hawaii and the last sovereign, before Hawaii was annexed by the United States. She was a resilient and thoughtful leader, who made it her mission to restore rights that were threatened by wealthy businessmen from the mainland. As an author, composer and marginalized leader, Liliuokalani overcame the unfair treatment of prosperous businessmen and landowners to be a part of the struggle for equality for Native Hawaiians to build knowledge of Hawaiian history before it became a federal territory, which has influenced the US today. Liliuokalani overcame the unfair treatment of prosperous businessmen and landowners by restoring rights that limited the power of Hawaii. …show more content…

“The 1892 Highways Act was one example of her diligent labor as queen for the welfare of her people. It defined and protected Hawaiian trails and endures as a tool that the state of Hawai‘i uses to claim public trails and maintain rights of access despite private land ownership, including much of the Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail” (NPS). Although the United States had annexed Hawaii and taken most of Liliuokalani's power, she knew that Hawaii could not just be left alone for the US to do whatever it wanted. “Led by Sanford Dole, the Missionary Party asked for her abdication in January 1893 and, declaring the queen deposed, announced the establishment of a provisional government pending annexation by the United States” (Wallenfeldt).This quote shows the significance of this event because it eventually led to the end of Queen Liliuokalani's …show more content…

“Lili‘uokalani became queen in 1891 and worked to restore power to the Hawaiian monarchy and her people. In 1892, along with the Legislature of the Kingdom of Hawai‘i she passed an act to protect public lands from privatization” (NPS). Liliuokalani needed to make sure that the US could not just sell off the islands, and that they would not become private islands for people to vacation on. “Her attempts to affect change caused great opposition from the Committee of Safety, who later orchestrated the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy and the establishment of a provisional government with support of the American Minister to Hawaii” (Nakaya).This influenced not just her, but also her citizens because the committee of safety felt as if she was not doing her job to take care of them as queen which led to her getting overthrown with no valid

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