Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-12
VEST|GE
OF HAWAIIAN
R0YALTYG0NE
QUEEN LILIU0KALANi, EIGHTH AND
FINAL MONARCH OF PACIFIC IS
LAND DIES SUNDAO-REIGNEO.
FOR ONLY BRIEF PERIOD.

HONOLULU. Hawaii. Nov. l2.-Queen
I.iluokalani, the last of the Hawaiian royal
rulers. died Sunday, aged ~ years.
With the death of Queen Lliuokalani
has passed the last vesiige of royalty m
the Hawaiian Islands. The eighth and
last monarch To hold sway over the entire
insular group she reigned only two years
and that brief flicker of sovereignty was
extinguished more than twenty years ago
in revolution which lead 90 the anneNa-
tion of the islands To the United States.
But Notwithstanding her cfiacement from
public affairs. Queen Lihuobaian never
abandoned her regal pose nor loet the al
fection of her former subjects. and con
tinned Ia her death a most Interesting per
sonality.
She was born September ,, ls5s, N
Honolulu. Her name wa- Lydia Kama
kacha In her memoirs. 'Ilawan'~ History
by Hawaii Queen she traced her an"es-
try back to the foundation of the hamn-
kacha dynasty and claimed relationship To
the rova family of the five sovereignS Of
that name.
In accordance. with custom common N
HAWAII IN those davS. Liluokalani was
given away in her infancy by her father To-
another chief. by whom she was adopted
in exchange for one Of hi~ children. tins
custom being observed 10 cement ties be-
tween the different clans and chiefs The
future queens new mother was konia.
granddaughter of kamakacha !. Her
adopted father was Paki. Il high chief.
They had daughter Of their own. Bernice
Pauahi. who later became Mr.. Charles h.
Bishop. Liliuokalani'- own parents had
nine other children. most Of whom. Ike her
self. were adopted into other families. one
of them was kalakaua. afterwards king
and Liliuokalani'- predecessor on the
throne.
The Young princess received her educa-
tion IN the old ROYAL School, all the pupils
of which were children of the royal iaml-
AZ or Of the high chiefs II was whl't at
tending thi. school that Llliuokalani first
me, the hoy who later became her husband
John q. Domini~. son oi m American sea
captain She was married to HIM Sepi"m
ber 16. 1862. and she and her hn,han..
moved ia Washington Place when tap
tain Domin-. her fathcr-in law. had nuili
a. 4 private residence. Long after. when
.hc was driven from the throne o. liaWail'
.he retired againt 10 this place and II was
her home durin. the remainder ~ her me-
lDnmin-, the future queens husband, "'-
anpoinied on the staff Of Prince Lot, am
whom the latter a.cendcd the throne -
Kamehamcha v in November. 1868 was
named n the kings pncate ~ecrc'trV ana
confidential adviser Domini- 49, later
made governor of Oahu, which position nc
held until hiS death n 1891
Liiuokalani a-cended the throne 81 ha-
wan January %, 1891 Immediately i"i-
lowing the receipt of news from San Fran
cisco that her brothcr. King kalakaua.
had died there in the Palace hotel n'ne
rdav. prrviou-v. Kalfkaua n November
- the preceding year had taken ~ trip
Ito California ~ the guest 81 Rear Admira'
Brown of the United States cruiser
rlaeton in order to recruit his Failing
health. but he failed rapidly.
| There was at that time no trans-fhilcf
cable. 50 the news of the kings death
reached Honolulu by the ship that bore hi>
body. Preparations had been made To re
ceive the returning monarch IN elaborate
style. but a. the Charleston approached the
harbor, she displayed the royal mourning
signal, and Iiliuokalani knew before the
vessel docked that -hc was the new ruler
Of the Hawaiian Islands