

Queen Lili'uokalani and Lorrin Thurston
Lorrin Thurston was a Honolulu publisher and the leader of the Committee of Safety, the group of people who wanted to overthrow the...


A Queen is Born?
King David Kalakaua died in 1891, and his sister Lili'uokalani succeeded him. In 1892, 2/3 of the registered voters signed a petition...
Student View Point, "Hawaii's Last Four Kings"
I realize how the way things are these days, such as the customs about certain things, don't apply to today's society. We have...
The Elected Kings
No Successor! - Kamehameha didn't choose a successor after her died, so no one knew who was going to take his place. A Leader was Born -...


Then and Now
Back during the time of the Hawaiian Kingdom, they had certain rules when it comes to voting, and they had it in a specfic order to...


The Last of the Kamehamehas: Kamehameha IV and Kamehameha V
Both Liholiho and Kamehameha were unhappy with the Constitution of 1852 because it had so many restrictions about what to do and what not...


Imperialism
By definition, the word "imperialism" is the policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. In...


The Convention of 1839
The Convention of 1839 was a document that had eight articles which would keep the peace between the Hawaiians and the French. In my...


The Visit of L'Artemise
In 1839, a French frigate called L'Artemise was sent to Hawaii and Tahiti by the French Government to protest the way the island kingdoms...