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1891: Hawai‘i’s last monarch is crowned

King Kalakaua dies. Princess Liliu‘okalani, the last of nine heirs to the throne, succeeds him. She is the first queen to rule in the history of the Hawaiian monarchy.

Theme
Land and Water, Native Rights
Region
Hawai‘i

Queen Lili’uokalani

Courtesy Hawai‘i State Archives