Individual Details
Lydia Kamakaeha Liliuokalani
(2 Sep 1838 - 11 Nov 1917)
LIFE
A. As an infant, she was adopted by Paki and Konia around the time Victoria Kamamalu was born. Kinau "declared in the presence of my adopted mother, Konia, that a bond of the closest friendship must always exist between her [Victoria] and myself as aikane or foster-children of the same mother, and that all she had would also appertain to me just as if I had been her own child" (Liliuokalani, Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen, p 7).
B. She was "daily companion of Mrs. Bernice Pauahi Bishop, where I was under the kind care of her husband, Hon. Charles R. Bishop" (Liliuokalani, Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen," p 333). She was educated at the Royal Children's School (Oukah, Hawaiian Royal & Noble Genealogies, p 218).
C. She was proclaimed as heir apparent on April 11, 1877 the day after her younger brother William Pitt Leleiohoku (Rubincam, America's Only Royal Family, p 88). She took on the official title of Liliuokalani (Liliuokalani, Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen, p 55-56).
D. She "succeeded to the crown on January 29, 1891: overthrown as ruling monarch by the soldiers of the American Warship BOSTON ... on 17 January 1893" (McKinzie, Hawaiian Genealogies, vol 1 p 24). "After the overthrow of the Monarchy, the United States did not favor the use of titles from the royal family. Even Queen Liliuokalani was referred to as Mrs. John Dominis" (Castro, High Chief Kalokuokamaile, p 41). She "lived in dignified retirement for nearly a quarter of a century after the overthrow of the monarchy" (Pratt, Keoua: Father of Kings, p 36).
E. She was Queen of the Hawaiian Islands from January 29, 1891 to January 17, 1893 (Hawaiian Chiefs Biographical Abstract).
Events
| Birth | 2 Sep 1838 | Honolulu, Oahu |  | ||
| Marriage | 16 Sep 1862 | John Owen Dominis | | ||
| Death | 11 Nov 1917 | Honolulu, Oahu | | ||
| Alt name | Liliuokalani | | |||
| Alt name | Queen Liliuokalani | | |||
| Alt name | Kamakaeha | | |||
| Alt name | Liliuokalani Kamakaeha | | |||
| Alt name | Lydia K. Paki | | |||
| Alt name | Mrs. John Dominis | | |||
| Alt name | Lydia Kamakaeha | | |||
| Alt name | Lydia Kamakaeha Kaolanialii Newewelii Liliuokalani | | |||
| Alt name | Kamakaeha Liliuokalani | | |||
| Alt name | Lilia Kamakaeha | | |||
| Alt name | Lydia Liliuokalani | |
Families
| Spouse | John Owen Dominis (1832 - 1891) |
| Father | Kapaakea (1817 - 1866) |
| Mother | Keohokalole ( - 1869) |
| Sibling | Kaliokalani (1834 - 1852) |
| Sibling | Kalakaua (1836 - 1891) |
| Sibling | Kawekiu ( - ) |
| Sibling | Anna Kaiulani ( - ) |
| Sibling | Kaiminaauao ( - 1848) |
| Sibling | Miriam Likelike (1851 - 1887) |
| Sibling | William Pitt Kalahoolewa Leleiohoku (1854 - 1877) |
| Sibling | Kapili ( - ) |
| Sibling | Ekamaekamaeauaia ( - ) |
Endnotes
1. Edith Kawelohea McKinzie, Hawaiian Genealogies: Extracted from Hawaiian Language Newspapers, (Laie: The Institute for Polynesian Studies, 1983), vol. 1., p 24..
2. W. D. Alexander, A Brief History of the Hawaiian People (New York: American Book Company, 1891)., p 327..
3. Hawaii Dept. Of Accounting and General Services. Archives Division, Hawaiian Chiefs Biographical Abstract (Honolulu, 1998)..
4. Helekunihi Genealogy. Hms G54 (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)., p 41..
5. Genealogies, etc., 1918, M397-2-17, Hawaii State Archives..
6. Edith Kawelohea McKinzie, Hawaiian Genealogies: Extracted from Hawaiian Language Newspapers, (Laie: The Institute for Polynesian Studies, 1983), vol. 1., p 24..
7. Hawaii Dept. Of Accounting and General Services. Archives Division, Hawaiian Chiefs Biographical Abstract (Honolulu, 1998)..
8. Hawaii Dept. Of Accounting and General Services. Archives Division, Hawaiian Chiefs Biographical Abstract (Honolulu, 1998)..
9. Genealogies, etc., 1918, M397-2-17, Hawaii State Archives..
10. Liliuokalani, Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen (Boston: Lothrop Lee & Shepard Co, 1898)., p 55-56..
11. Genealogies, etc., 1918, M397-2-17, Hawaii State Archives..
12. J. A. Nahaku, Genealogies of the Alii, and the story of the union of Kauai with the other Hawaiian islands, MS KC 6.31, Bishop Museum Archives..
13. Hawaii Dept. Of Accounting and General Services. Archives Division, Hawaiian Chiefs Biographical Abstract (Honolulu, 1998)..
14. Hawaii State Archives, Genealogy Books, G-3, Phillips Collection Book No. 3., p 44..
15. Hawaii State Archives, Genealogy Books, G-8, Buke ku Auhau Hawaii., p 9..
16. Hawaii State Archives, Genealogy Books, G-44, Genealogy, Volume I., p 14..
17. Genealogy of the Chiefs. Hms G46 (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)., p 9..
18. Helekunihi Genealogy. Hms G54 (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)., p 41..
19. Hawaii State Archives, Genealogy Books, G-1, Liliuokalani's Book of Genealogy June 9, 1896 No. 1., p 4..
20. David Allen Wolters Castro, High Chief Kalokuokamaile: The Older Brother of Kamehameha 1st (Honolulu: Keali'i Publishing, 1999)., p 41..
21. Hawaii Dept. Of Accounting and General Services. Archives Division, Hawaiian Chiefs Biographical Abstract (Honolulu, 1998)..
22. Genealogies, etc., 1918, M397-2-17, Hawaii State Archives..
23. Hawaii Dept. Of Accounting and General Services. Archives Division, Hawaiian Chiefs Biographical Abstract (Honolulu, 1998)..
24. Peabody-Henriques genealogy. Hms G17 (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)., p 16..
25. Ko Hawaii Pae Aina, 28 September 1878, p 4, He Mookuauhau no ka lani ka Moi Kalakaua..
26. David Parker, Tales of Our Hawaii: The History and Heritage of the Hawaiian People, vol. 3, Honolulu: Alu Like, 2008..