Historical Context

  • Mohailani

    Read more about Liliʻuokalani as a composer, and her own opera, Mohailani.

  • Historical sketch of a church built of coral reef bricks

    Kawaiahaʻo Church

    Read more about Liliʻuokalani’s role as choir director and organist at Kawaiahaʻo Church.

  • The Overthrow

    Read about the overthrow in this series highlighting legal issues facing Pacific Islander communities.

  • Historical image of a petition protesting the annexation of Hawaiʻi

    Kūʻē Petitions

    Read more about the Kūʻē Petitions of 1897 signed by over 21,000 Hawaiians in protest to the overthrow.

  • Liliʻuokalani as Composer

    Read more about Liliʻuokalani’s most famous prison song Ke Aloha O Ka Haku, and composition as resistance.