Title: Five Things To Know About Liliʻuokalani, the Last Queen of Hawaiʻi  | Smart News   | Smithsonian Magazine
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Five Things To Know About Liliʻuokalani, the Last Queen of Hawaiʻi
The queen, who was deposed by a coup led by American sugar planters, died 100 years ago, but is by no means forgotten
By Jason Daley
She Married an American
Liliʻuokalani Was Deposed Through a U.S.-Backed Coup
The U.S. Staged a Faux Invasion of Hawaiʻi
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Content: He supported the restoration of the queen and was opposed to an annexation bill moving through Congress. He ordered a report on the overthrow, popularly called the Blount Report, and tried to start negotiations to put the queen back on the throne. Those negotiations fell through. To press the matter, the U.S. warships Corwin, Adams and Philadelphia steamed to Hawaii, aiming guns at Honolulu. Tensions rose as marines made preparations for a landing on the decks of the ships in public view, resulting in the so-called “The Black Week.” But the landing was just a bluff. Instead of continuing the push for annexation by the U.S., the coup leaders established the Republic of Hawaii with Dole as its president. They waited out the Cleveland administration, and in 1898, under William McKinley, the U.S. officially annexed Hawaii when the Spanish American War convinced Congress of the utility of having a Pacific naval base at Pearl Harbor. Hawaiʻi's Royal Descendants Continue to Make a Bid for the Hawaiian Throne
The descendants of Hawaiʻi’s monarchy still claim sovereignty over the islands, and some groups, including the Hawaiian Kingdom Government, want the U.S. to return the islands to its native inhabitants. Since the death of Liliʻuokalani, several people have claimed the Hawaiian throne.