Queen Lilioukalani was the last queen of Hawaii. She was raised well with good parents, but once she became queen, things began to go downhill. During her reign as queen, she had to bear many hardships; her people had to suffer the loss of money and jobs; and their queen, Liliuokalani, was arrested and forced to surrender. Queen Liliuokalani and the people of Hawaii went through many afflictions during the struggle against the United States, including being removed from the American Sugar Market, being targeted by U.S. soldiers, and eventually being annexed into the United States, but Queen Lilioukalani worked hard to protect her people through it all.
Queen Lydia Liliuokalani’s early life was successful and honorable. In 1874 her brother, David Kalakaua, became…show more content… And in 1877, her second brother, W.P. Leleiohoku, who was heir, died, naming her heir presumptive (Tikkanen 2). After she became heir, she worked hard to show she was worthy. She worked as King Kalakaua’s regent during his world tour in 1881 and worked to organize schools for Hawaiians (Tikkanen 3). She even wrote a song called “Aloha Oe”, which contributed greatly to Hawaiian culture (Liliuokalani 1). Doing these things helped prove to her people that she was worthy of her role in the monarchy. Queen Liliuokalani began to work hard for her people as soon as she became queen on January 29, 1891, after King Kalakaua died (Tikkanen 3). About two months after she was declared queen, the United States revoked Hawaii’s position in the American Sugar Market in an attempt to help domestic growers excel in the sugar market (Unknown A 0:21). This alarmed Hawaii’s plantation farmers because most Hawaiian farmers relied on the American sugar market for jobs and money. This meant Hawaii had to become part of the U.S. to continue work on the American Sugar Market (Unknown A 0:23). This was only the
