These are the very last words of King Kalakaua at the colony of Kalaupapa before he left Hawaii nei for California: “You all are good, and gracious; your dwellings are good and so are all things; however as for those who practice sorcery [poe anaana], have them go elsewhere.” S. L. Hulipono.
(Kuokoa, 6/13/1891, p. 3)
Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke XXX, Helu 24, Aoao 3. Iune 13, 1891.
Outside the little circle of immediate friends and attendants upon the late King Kalakaua who were admitted into the sick chamber it is not known that for the ten days prior to the monarch’s death an Edison phonograph stood near the bedside. Many who saw the instrument daily never suspected its character or use, and during the excitable days preceeding the King’s death, during which every nerve was taxed to its greatest tension, the innocent-looking little machine reposed in its shaded corner unnoticed and unobserved by all except the King’s chamberlain and his secretary. Continue reading
“And so it happened that on the 16th day of January, 1893, between four and five o’clock in the afternoon, a detachment of marines from the United States Steamer Boston, with two pieces of artillery, landed at Honolulu. The men, upwards of 160 in all, were supplied with double cartridge belts filled with ammunition and with haversacks and canteens, and were accompanied by a hospital corps with stretchers and medical supplies. This military demonstration upon the soil of Honolulu was of itself an act of war. . .”
By nightfall of the next day, the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi had been illegally overthrown.
Hawaiʻi’s people today live in the resulting repercussions of that infamous day. For some, reflection on those historical events still conjures up the ʻeha (pain, hurt) of being wronged.
There may never be an adequate outlet to express the ʻeha, nevertheless, this story commemorates the 122nd anniversary of the illegal overthrow and honors some of the great expressions of aloha ʻāina (patriotism) coming from Hawaiʻi’s aliʻi (monarchs) and lāhui (people).→Continue reading.
Queen Liliʻuokalani, Hawaiʻi’s last reigning monarch, was imprisoned after her kingdom was illegally overthrown on January 17, 1893.
O True Hawaiians, don’t fall for the sweet talking of the Reformist Party [pohai hoomaemae], for here they are wanting to push the land into annexation.
(Leo o ka Lahui, 1/17/1893, p. 3)
Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Buke II, Helu 624, Aoao 3. Ianuari 17, 1893.
Martial law in a situation of this kind is a ridiculous and absurd proceeding and does not reflect creditably on the part of those who designed it or who still keep it enforced. The late Ministry and their adherents surrendered everything peacefully and quietly. No one wants to attempt to change the state of affairs existing as everyone is content to await the decision of the United States and abide by it. The Hawaiians are eminently a peaceable people and no one is either exiting them or endearvoring to excite them. All are confident in the justice of their cause and willing to await the result with patience. The foreigners who adhere to that side advise them so, and follow their own advice; to do nothing calculated to annoy, scare, or injure anyone or anything, and this advice is being sedulously followed.
(Daily Bulletin, 1/18/1893, p. 3)
The Daily Bulletin, Volume V, Number 627, Page 3. January 18, 1893.
Here on land are the troops from the warship, as they go around town with their guns and their ammunition belts. They came ashore this past Monday. Let them be to enjoy themselves upon the blessed soil of Hawaii and look to the day when they will see that Hawaii is on the side of peace.
QUEEN LILIUOKALANI.
(Hawaii Holomua, 1/18/1893, p. 2)
[This set of newspapers is not available online yet, so I will try to make a copy of the original article from a microfilm as soon as I can.]
To King Kalakaua will go the honor of being the first ruling monarch to travel to the Nation of the United States of America since it was established as a nation. He will meet with a very grand reception greater than anyone else who has gone there.
When the battleship Benecia enters the entrance of the Golden Gate with the Hawaiian Flag waving in the wind on it central mast, it will be given a salute from the nation of the United States of America by the guns of the forts of Pine and Alcatraz when it passes before each of them. And should there be no obstructions or accidents, perhaps General Schofield [Sekofila], the Commander of the U. S. Forces in the division of the Pacific will meet and welcome Him in the name of the President, at a Hotel which he deems as fitting for the honor of the Monarch to spend the night. General Schofield appeared amongst us in the early months of Lunalilo reign. The length of their stay in San Francisco is not clear, but from what is known, it will not be for many days. Continue reading
The Alii, the King, boarded the battleship Benecia at 10 oʻclock and 30 minutes on the morning of this past Tuesday [11/17/1874] to go to the United States of America. When he reached the wharf, seaside of Halemahoe, it was an awesome sight; the seeing off by his subjects of the King on his travels to foreign lands. The people crowded together to shake his hand, give gifts, kiss his hand, and chant his name songs, but the King did not dawdle. When the skiff came by for him, accompanied by the Prince Regent [Kahu Aupuni] and the attendants, the sailors of the battleships Tenedos, Scout, and Benecia climbed the yard, and as the skiff moved on, the battery of Ainahou and the two British battleships each gave a 21 gun salute,— Continue reading
Proclamation.
We, Kalakaua, by the Grace of God of the Hawaiian Islands King:
Agreeably to Article Thirty-third of the Constitution of Our Kingdom, We have this day appointed, and do hereby proclaim and make known, Our beloved subject and Brother, His Royal Highness Prince William Pitt Leleiohoku, as Regent of Our Kingdom, to administer Our Government in Our name during Our absence from Our Kingdom.
]L. S.]
Done at Iolani Palace in Honolulu, this Thirteenth day of November, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy-four, and in the First Year of Our Reign.
KALAKAUA R.
By the King
W. L. Green,
Minister of Foreign Affairs.
(Hawaiian Gazette, 11/18/1874, p. 2)
Hawaiian Gazette, Volume X, Number 46, Page 2. November 18, 1874.
O MAKOU O KALAKAUA, ma ka Lokomaikai o ke Akua, Moi o ko Hawaii Pae Aina:
I kulike ai me ka Pauku Kanakolu kumamakolu o ka Kumukanawai o ko Makou Aupuni, ke hookohu aku nei Makou, a ke kuahaua aku nei me ka hoikeike aku i ko Makou makaainana a kaikaina aloha, Ka Mea Kiekie ke Alii ke Keiki Alii WILLIAM PITT LELEIOHOKU i Kahu Aupuni no ko Makou Aupuni, e lawelawe i na hana o ke Aupuni ma ko Makou inoa, oiai ko Makou kaawale ana mai keia aupuni aku.
Hanaia ma Halealii Iolani, ma Honolulu, i keia la Umi-kumamakolu o Novemaba, Makahiki o ko Kakou Haku, Hookahi Tausani Ewalu Haneri a me Kanahiku Kumamaha, a i ka mua o na makahiki o ko Makou noho Alii ana.
Na ka Moi KALAKAUA R.
W. L. Green, Kuhina o ko na Aina e.
(Kuokoa, 11/21/1874, p. 2)
Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke XIII, Helu 47, Aoao 2. Novemaba 21, 1874.
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