family, protested against the illegal action by shuttering themselves in their homes. "When the news of the Annexation came, it was bitterer than death to me", Lili'uokalani's niece, Princess Kaʻiulani, told the San Francisco Chronicle. "It was bad enough to lose the throne, but it was infinitely worse to have the flag go down." The Hawaiian flag was lowered for the last time while the Royal Hawaiian Band played the Hawaiian national anthem, Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī. The Hawaiian Islands, together with the distant Palmyra Island and the Stewart Islands, became the Territory of Hawaii, a United States organized incorporated territory, with a new government which was established on February 22, 1900. Sanford Dole was appointed the territory's first governor. The Iolani Palace served as the capitol building of the Hawaiian government until 1969. See also Democratic Revolution of 1954 Hawaii – historical novel by James Michener has fictionalized account of the Overthrow in Chapter IV "From the Starving Village" Hawaiian sovereignty movement Kalākaua Dynasty Paulet Affair Unfamiliar Fishes by Sarah Vowell United States involvement in regime change References Sources External links morganreport.org Online images and transcriptions of the entire 1894 Morgan Report United States Marine Corps in the 18th and 19th centuries Coups d'état and coup attempts in the United States 1890s coups d'état and coup attempts 1893 in Hawaii Conflicts in 1893 Battles and conflicts without fatalities January 1893 events United States involvement in regime change