#lili'uokalani

[milknhonies]

In the topic of colonisation sucking, I still to this day have beef with how Hawaii's monarchy was demolished. I STILL NEED MOMENTS TO MYSELF SITTING IN SILENCE. Queen Lili'uokalani did not abdicate. She was threatened and forced off her throne and the monarchy of Hawaii was turn into the sole power of the United States.

Why? Oh maybe because after years of discrimination, mistreatment of her beloved subjects by the white power of The US and UK She decided she wanted to rewrite her constitution that would give her power back to her and her people and the rights to vote.

I hate the false narratives of Hawaiians being depicted as savages. Are you fucking fr? They were cleaner and more progressive than European descent colonisers.

Idk who would be able to but I kinda dream that 2025 bingo is gonna be Hawaiians somehow getting their lands back and power and restoring their long lost monarchy. There's something peaceful thinking about it. Fuck Oprah and The Rock who own stolen land of half the fucking islands.

Anyway. Do you ever cry because you know you'll never meet an iconic historical figure? Queen Lili'uokalani is one of them for me. May her majesty rest in peace and paradise among the spirits of her people in Pō and even though she was baptised a Christian, I hope while in Pō she bare witness to the love of Jesus Christ should that have been her inner love and pure desire.

I just want to hug her and get on my knees and cry. She reminds me so much of someone I knew.

[pokadandelion]

Queen Lili'uokalani of Hawaii

[that-one-queer-poc]

i hate you yt people i hate you yt people i hate you yt people

[femme-objet]

kinda weird that more kings didnt decide to go for the flex and name themselves david. it sounds like it would be typical king behavior

[countriesgame]

Please reblog for a bigger sample size!

If you have any fun fact about Hawai'i, please tell us and I'll reblog it!

Be respectful in your comments. You can criticize a government without offending its people.

[itsmythang]

Damn colonizers...

This is Princess Lili'uokalani. She would become the last sovereign ruler of Hawaii. The photo was taken in 1853 when she was only 15 years old. In 1874, Lili'uokalani's brother, David Kalakaua became king, and a few years later, she was named the heir apparent. She spent the next few years building schools for the people of Hawaii. In 1881, Liliuokalani served as regent while the king was away on his tour of the world. When a smallpox epidemic broke out on the island of Oahu, she made the quick decision to close down all its ports, which helped to contain the spread and ended up saving many lives. However, her decision irked many of the wealthy sugarcane plantation owners. In 1891, her brother died, and she became the ruler of Hawaii.

Unfortunately, her reign would be very short-lived as a coup led by Sanford Dole (his cousin founded the Dole Food Company) and several other white businessmen and lawyers with the backing of the United States would annex the islands.

Two years later, when Lill'uokalani and her supporters attempted to return to power, she was charged with treason and forced to go under house arrest. In order to pardon her supporters, she agreed to yield her power to the United States. "Now, to avoid any collision of armed forces and perhaps the loss of life, I do, under this protest, and impelled by said forces, yield my authority until such time as the Government of the United States shall, upon the facts being presented to it, undo the action of its representative and reinstate me in the authority which I claim as the constitutional sovereign of the Hawaiian Islands." She spent the remainder of her life in exile until her death in 1917 at age 79.

[indigodreams]

Queen Lili'uokalani, Hawai'i's last monarch & a prolific song writer. Her most famous song, "Aloha oe," is an enduring favorite. She is said to have written several songs while held captive in 1895.

The queen was imprisoned as a direct result of a years-long movement by American businessmen to annex Hawai'i. The group, backed by paramilitary, had forced her brother, King Kalākaua, to sign a constitution in 1887 that stripped the monarchy's power & voting rights from natives.

The queen was released in 1896. Hawai'i became a U.S. territory in 1898. Lili'uokalani spent the rest of her days fighting for the rectification of wrongs done both to Hawai'i & to herself. She died in 1917, not long after this photo was taken.

Library of Congress@librarycongress

[mourningmaybells]

Queen Lili'uokalani's autobiography is available online btw

[zunda]

A bnyan tree in Lili'uokalani Gardens in Hilo, Hawaii.

[magratpudifoot]

Finished 16 January 2024:

Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen - Lili'uokalani

What a spectacularly enraging read this was! Not that I didn't know the broad strokes of what happened to the kingdom of Hawai'i, but reading a firsthand account was something else entirely.

I expected more of a national history than a memoir, and weirdly found myself thinking of Stoker's Remembrances of Henry Irving on more than one occasion. I also was somewhat surprised that Lili'uokalani spoke mostly of royalty and politicians and missionary families when I was given the impression as a child that she was more Of the People than it seemed here. But I am certainly not standing in judgement as someone from a vastly different social context.

"As they deal with me and my people, kindly, generously, and justly, so may the Great Ruler of all nations deal with the grand and glorious nation of the United States of America." ("For Brutus is an honorable man...")

Anyway, yeah, don't buy Dole.

[skiplo-wave]

The situation in Hawai'i is serious. I live in O'ahu now and I am safe for the time being.

The day that the fires swallowed Maui and Lahaina, the children was sent home from school abruptly while the adults was not called off work. They gave no warning and time. It was negligence because a lot of children was just dropped off at their homes with NO ONE THERE. It was clear they knew something was going to happen. The water was shut off. They put blockades so that nobody could drive their cars out of Maui and Lahaina too. Some survivors compared it to feeling like they was on the Titanic. The media is downplaying everything. The government took away outside help and donations. Do NOT trust FEMA or the Red Cross. Please go to YT and TikTok so you can hear the stories of what is really going on.

Our damn governor is declaring Maui is still open. THERE IS NOTHING LEFT! WTF? The entitled tourist are having meltdowns because their vacations was ruined. It's like they don't see or care what's going on while they are swimming in the same water where bodies was just floating. There was whispers going around that Maui and Lahaina was purposely destroyed, and they are going to turn it into some kind of military base. What keeps going through everyone's heads right now is this year marks 130 years since the last sovereign of the Hawai'i kingdom - Queen Lili'uokalani - was overthrown. If you don't know the story, I highly recommend you watch a doc about it. I don't think there is such things as coincidences anymore.

Jfc

[looloolooweez]

December

Books

Finished reading:

Audiobook – Hawaii’s Story by Hawaii’s Queen by Lili'uokalani, 1898

Audiobook – I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou, 1969

Audiobook – Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs, 1861

Currently reading:

Book – Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, 1878

Media

Finished watching + listening:

TV series – Star Trek: Picard starring Patrick Stewart, 2020–2023

Animated series – Star Trek: Lower Decks produced by Paramount+, voiced by Eugene Cordero, Tawny Newsome, Jack Quaid, and Noël Wells, 2020–TBD

Currently watching + listening:

TV series – The Golden Girls starring Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Bea Arthur, and Estelle Getty, 1985–TBD

YouTube series – Binging with Babish starring Andrew Rea at Babish Culinary Universe, 2016–TBD

YouTube series – Tasting History with Max Miller starring Max Miller at Tasting History, 2020–TBD

Projects

Finished projects:

Recipes – Food and Wine 40th Anniversary Special Edition ed. by Hunter Lewis et al., 2018

Recipes – Appetites by Anthony Bourdain, 2016

Recipes – The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook by Deb Perelman, 2012

Recipes – The Big Texas Cookbook by the editors of Texas Monthly, 2022

Current projects:

Wine tasting – Wine Folly by Madeline Puckette, 2015

Cross-stitch – Feminist Cross-Stitch by Stephanie Rohr, 2019

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Happy New Year 🎆🥳🎆🥳

This is the last monthly wrap-up post for this Tumblr.

I'll still post links to book reviews and follow + like your fantastic content, but one of my goals for next year is to rethink and streamline my online presence and social media use.

I'm not sure exactly what that looks like yet, but for now you can also find me at linktr.ee/bibliothekla

[levitatingbiscuits]

Interesting how female monarchs seem so much more likely to inspire long-term fascination and romanticization from modern day people, and loyalty and devotion from their contemporaries, even postmortem, whereas male monarchs often fade into obscurity unless they were highly contentious in some way.

Examples: Lili'uokalani, Lizzies I and II, Victoria, Boudicca, Mary of Scots, Cathy the Great, Nefertiti, Cleopatra, Asantewaa, Zenobia, Hatshepsut, Wu Zetian, Theodora, Suiko.

[joeynewgarden]

farewell to thee, farewell to thee the charming one who dwells in the shaded bowers one fond embrace 'ere i depart, until we meet again aloha 'oe -  queen lili'uokalani

to the charming man who spent his time in the limelight fighting with, against, and for others, mahalo nui loa. this is not goodbye, it is until we meet again.

[resourcesofcolor]

the link on the "books by pacific islanders" post you reblogged is broken :(

nooo that's such a bummer, it had such a great list that didn't just include polynesian authors, but also from all of pasifika/oceana! :(

i'll add some book reccs myself based on the original post! :)

Iep Jaltok: Poems from a Marshallese Daughter by Kathy Jetn̄il-Kijiner  

As a poet and performer, Kathy Jetn̄il-Kijiner uses art and activism as a means to enlighten her readers and followers about her home, the Marshall Islands. In 2012, she co-founded Jo-Jikum, a nonprofit organization committed to helping the next generation of Marshallese to preserve their islands in the face of rising sea levels. Her book, Iep Jaltok: Poems from a Marshallese Daughter, pulls from personal and familial stories to create an illuminating collection of poetry about Marshallese politics, heritage, and climate change.

THE BONE PEOPLE by Keri Hulmes is part Maori, part European, asexual and aromantic and she's outcasted from her family. This Booker Award-winning novel digs into tragic romance, mystery and heritage.

ISLAND OF SHATTERED DREAMS by Chantal Spitz; critiques the French government leading to the time French Polynesia had to undergo its first nuclear tests, making it a controversial piece during its publication. Also included in the storyline is a family saga and a doomed love story.

YEAR OF THE REAPER by Makiia Lucier (Micronesia, Guam). Makiia Lucier grew up on the Pacific island of Guam and has degrees in journalism and library science from the University of Oregon and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

The Properties of Perpetual Light is an homage to the work of the activist-writer, which author Julian Aguon describes as ''the work of bearing witness, wrestling with the questions of one's day, telling children the truth.'' With prose and poetry both bracing and quiet, Aguon weaves together stories from his childhood in the villages of Guam with searing political commentary.

My Urohs: the first collection of poetry by a Pohnpeian poet, Emelihter Kihleng's My Urohs is described by distinguished Samoan writer and artist Albert Wendt as "refreshingly innovative and compelling, a new way of seeing ourselves in our islands, an important and influential addition to our [Pacific] literature."

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Books by Pacific Islander Authors

(Included in the list are authors from: Fiji, Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, New Zealand, and the Marshall Islands)

Literary Fiction: Leaves of the Banyan Tree by Albert Wendt (Samoa)

Graphic Novel: They Called Us Enemy by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, and Steven Scott (Hawaii)

Mystery: Isle of Blood and Stone by Makiia Lucier (Guam)

Fantasy: The Wild Ones by Nafiza Azad (Fiji)

Historical Fiction: Where the Rēkohu Bone Sings by Tina Makereti (New Zealand)

Horror: Mansfield with Monsters by Katherine Mansfield (New Zealand)

Romance: Shark Dialogues by Kiana Davenport (Hawaii)

Science Fiction: The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig (Hawaii)

Short Stories: Afakasi Woman by  Lani Wendt Young (Samoa/ New Zealand)

Thriller: White Lies by Witi Ihimaera (New Zealand)

Auto/Biographies: Hawaii's Story by Hawaii’s Queen by Lili'uokalani (Hawaii)

History: Captured: The Forgotten Men of Guam by Roger Mansell, Linda Holmes (Guam)

Poetry: Iep Jaltok: Poems from a Marshallese Daughter by Kathy Jetn̄il-Kijiner (Marshall Islands)