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Lili’uokalani’s vetoing the annexation of Hawaii.
Ex Queen Lili’uokalani’s resistance to the annexation of Hawaii is of the utmost importance when considering annexation. This newspaper article paints her in a power-hungry light and only leaves the last column on the page to discuss her veto against…
Robe made of barkcloth
The barkcloth also known as Tapa cloth was a common piece of cloth found in Hawaii during the years of European exploration. Barkcloth was used for many things excluding clothing such as paintings. The art of weaving barkcloth was often practiced by…
Liliuokalani to U.S. Envoy, Albert Willis
This letter by Liliuokalani to US envoy, Albert Willis was written four years before the annexation of Hawai’i and is the Queen’s final plea for the kingdom’s rights to stay as it has for centuries. She starts by expressing that the US government and…
Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen
Queen Liliuokalani’s book was written during a time of great animosity between the United States government and Hawai’i as it was around the time of the US’ annexation of the land, and five years after her forced abdication. In the book she narrates…
David L. Gregg to Abraham Lincoln
This is a letter to Abraham Lincoln from David L. Gregg who served as the United States minister to Hawai’i from 1853 to 1858. This source is very much a private notice as Gregg expresses his feelings of deep embarrassment over Thomas Dryer’s…
Surfboard/ Papa Hee Nalu
The object in question here is what people stereotypically associate Hawaiians with, the surfboard. The surfboard is a cultural and religious manifestation of indigenous Hawaiian people’s exceptional skills in water transport and leisure. However,…
Emma, Queen consort of Kamehameha IV (1836 - 1885)
This photograph shows a glamorously dressed Queen Emma of Hawai’i posing near a christening font for her son, Prince Albert Kamehameha. This was gifted to her by Queen Victoria of England, his godmother. The friendship between Queen Emma and Queen…
Threes and Eights
This is an image of a manuscript found among Queen Emma’s private papers titled ‘A Short Elementary Grammar of the Owhhie Language’ along with a note on the manuscript saying ‘Believed to be Obookiah’s grammar.’ This is the first example of a grammar…
Hawai’i Pono’ī also known as the Hawaiian National Anthem
This is a 1913 recording of a song written by King David Kalākaua in 1874, which became the national anthem of the kingdom of Hawai’i. This record created is of 10 inches and 2:40 minutes and composed by the last monarch of Hawai’i, Queen…
Letter from King Kalākaua regarding the Reciprocity Treaty
This is a handwritten letter by King Kalākaua to his ‘dear friend’, who seems to represent the United States. He writes to him regarding what would become the reciprocity treaty, and aims to attain a decision from the United States government. This…