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Date(s)
- 1862 - 1911 (Creation)
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1 linear foot
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Mōʻīwahine Liliʻuokalani served as the eighth reigning monarch of the Hawaiian Kingdom--second of the Kalākaua line--from 1891-1893. On 17 January 1893, leaders of a coup dʻetat declared an abrogation of the Hawaiian monarchy and the creation of a provisional government for the Hawaiian Islands. A struggle over rule, legitimacy, and assets--both governmental and private—was launched that involved diplomatic and political relations in Hawaiʻi and abroad. Her Hawaiian Majesty Queen Liliʻuokalani passed on 11 November 1917 and was buried at Mauna ʻAla, the Royal Mauseleum of Hawaiʻi in Nuʻanu Valley, Oʻahu.
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Archival history
This sub-series includes items that were seized by the Republic of Hawai'i government on January 16, 1895 following the Queen's arrest on a charge of "Misprision of Treason." Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Albert Francis Judd broke open the safe and writing desk of the Queen and took possession of the contents to be used as evidence in the upcoming trial. An inventory was made by Judd at the time. The contents were returned to the Queen and were later donated to the Public Archives with the rest of the M93 collection.
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Conditions governing access
Six of the original diaries of Mōʻīwahine Liliʻuokalani, listed below, have been withdrawn for preservation purposes, but a transcript compilation is available for reference use; M93 Box 12, folder 127.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
- Hawaiian
- French
- Tahitian