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Lili'uokalani Timeline
1838
Born in Honolulu
1842
Enrolled in Royal school
1848
Measles epidemic, Lili'uokalani's younger sister dies
1851
Lili'uokalani returned from school to live at home
1862
Married John Owen Dominis
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1874
Lili'uokalani's brother Kalakaua becomes king
1877
Death of Lili'uokalani's youngest brother and heir to throne
1878
Lili'uokalani visits California and is impressed with Mills Seminary
College. Dreams of starting a college for women in Hawaii.
1887
Lili'uokalani and Kalakaua's wife represent Hawaii in London at Queen
Victoria's Golden Jubilee.
"Bayonet Constitution" imposed on Hawaiian monarchy
by white business community, significantly decreasing the power of the king and
effectively disenfranchising the Hawaiian people.
1891
King Kalakaua dies and Lili'uokalani assumes throne
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1893
Queen Lili'uokalani attempts to implement a new constitution that would
restore power to the throne and restore the voting rights of
the Hawaiian people. Queen Lili'uokalani is overthrown by local businessmen
with the help of the U.S. Marines and is forced to surrender the Hawaiian kingdom
to the United States.
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1894
Republic of Hawaii is proclaimed with Sanford Dole as president
1895
Lili'uokalani is arrested and accused of plotting an aborted attempt to
restore herself to the throne.
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1896
Lili'uokalani is released from Iolani Palace and goes to Washington
to ask President Cleveland for help
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1898
Hawaii is annexed by U.S. President McKinley
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1900
Hawaii becomes a U.S. territory
1917
Queen Lili'uokalani dies after a stroke at age 79
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