posted by M.L. Sanico Happy Birthday to Queen Lili’uokalani! This year is especially important because it is the 100th anniversary of the Queen’s Trust, which was set up to help care for Hawai’i’s children and needy families. Liliu’okalani was also a great patron of the arts. She founded the keiki hula festival, composed over 100 songs, and […]
posted by M.L. Sanico Hawai’i has inspired many people and some of its most historically recognized authors are also its most influential monarchs. Queen Lili’uokalani published Hawai’i’s Story by Hawai’i’s Queen in 1898, just before annexation. The overthrow of the Hawaiian Monarchy is a controversial topic of debate so naturally Lili’uokalani’s book is controversial as […]