Hawai'i's Journey to Statehood | Lost Kingdom | 5
American History Tellers
Wondery
4.7 • 18.3K Ratings
🗓️ 19 April 2023
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
After she was deposed by powerful American business interests, Hawai’i’s Queen Liliʻuokalani lived out the rest of her days advocating for her people. Julia Flynn Siler, author of Lost Kingdom: Hawaii's Last Queen, the Sugar Kings, and America's First Imperial Adventure, joins Lindsay to discuss the rise and fall of Hawaii’s only queen, and her legacy.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, prime members, you can listen to American History Tellers add free on Amazon Music, |
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| 0:09.4 | Imagine it's the morning of April 3rd, 1917 in Honolulu, Hawaii. |
| 0:23.0 | You're sitting outside on the veranda of Washington Place, the mansion you've lived in since |
| 0:27.3 | the Americans deposed you in 1893. |
| 0:30.6 | It's a typical warm and sunny day, but your heart is heavy. |
| 0:34.6 | Over breakfast, your longtime secretary, Colonel Curtis Yaukaya, delivered some sad news. |
| 0:39.8 | Five young Hawaiian men were among those killed when a German U-boat torpedoed an American |
| 0:44.4 | cargo ship off the coast of northern France. |
| 0:47.6 | You're 78 now, and you largely avoid public events. |
| 0:51.3 | But after hearing this news, you agreed to host a ceremony this afternoon to honor the |
| 0:55.8 | five Hawaiians who perished. |
| 0:58.2 | Your secretary joins you on the veranda. |
| 1:00.3 | You majesty that territorial senators have all responded to our invitation. |
| 1:04.5 | Very good. |
| 1:05.5 | Ma'am, now that it appears the United States may declare war against Germany, perhaps |
| 1:10.4 | it would be a welcome gesture to our guests if your secretary pauses, looking on shore |
| 1:15.5 | of what he's about to say next. |
| 1:17.3 | Go on. |
| 1:18.3 | Well, to raise the American flag here, in recognition of the loss of Hawaiian American |
| 1:24.3 | lives, a bold suggestion, Colonel. |
| 1:27.8 | American flag flew in front of this home for many decades, but I had it removed. |
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