HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, THE PRINCE Consort, Gen. John OWEN opposite Frontispiece. Grand Commander of the Royal Order of Kamehameha. Grand Commander of the Order of Francis Joseph. Grand Commander of the Royal Order of Isabella Katolic. Grand Commander of the Royal Order of the Rising Sun and of the WASHINGTON PLACE page 22 The private residence of Liliuokalani, originally the home and property of Mrs. Dominis, mother of the Prince Consort, J. O. Dominis. A VIEW ON THE ROAD TO THE VOLCANO KILAUEA IOLANI PALACE (Front view) page 102 "My palace was my prison." In the room at the right hand corner on PRINCESS KIAULANI, The Niece of Liliuokalani, and the Heir- page 116 THE FISH POND. Scenery on the Estate of Princess Kaiulani, page 122 vii viii List of Illustrations HER MAJESTY, QUEEN KAPIOLANI. The Dowager Queen, and The throne room of the palace. The widowed queen is standing, and the Princess Poomaikelani, her sister, is sitting by the king's casket. The plume standards are Kahilis, which are emblems of royalty and nobility. HANALEI Valley, on the ISLAND OF KAUAI . page 221 KING STREET, WITH GOVERNMENT BUILDING AND OPERA page 231 The car obstructs the view of Arion Hall, where the American troops were stationed - less than two hundred feet from the palace. When Mr. Poepoe and Mr. Walker protested against their occupancy, Mr. Stevens replied, "We are here, and we mean to stay." PALACE SQUARE in front oF IOLANI PALACE . . page 252 This view is near the place where the men from the Boston drew into line Jan. 16, 1893. The face of Admiral Skerrett is blurred. The man in white with his hand to his hat is President Dole. Next to him is Captain Wiltze, and in front facing Admiral Brown is Lieutenant Washburne. To the right of the admiral, and wearing a light colored derby, stands H. W. Severance, United States Consul during the time of Minister Stevens. THE QUEEN'S GUARDS AND THE BARRACKS THE THRONE ROOM page 268 page 287 Here all receptions of State were held, here King Kalakaua's body lay HER MAJESTY LILIUOKALANI: WITH HER LADY-IN-WAITING DISBANDMENT OF THE ROYAL HOUSEHOLD GUARDS. page 307 page 380 Mr. Soper, representing the Provisional Government, reads their dismissal, with Captain Nowlein in command of the guard by his side. HAWAII'S STORY CHAPTER I A SKETCH OF MY CHILDHOOD THE extinct crater or mountain which forms the background to the city of Honolulu is known as the Punch-Bowl; at its base is situated the Queen's Hospital, so named because of the great interest taken in its erection by Emma, the queen of Kamehameha IV. Funds for the cause were solicited by the reigning sovereigns in person, and the hospital building was completed in 1860. Very near to its site, on Sept. 2, 1838, I was born. My father's name was Kapaakea, and my mother was Keohokalole; the latter was one of the fifteen counsellors of the king, Kamehameha III., who in 1840 gave the first written constitution to the Hawaiian people. My great-grandfather, Keawe-a-Heulu, the founder of the dynasty of the Kamehamehas, and Keoua, father of Kamehameha I., were own cousins (he was also brother of Mrs. Bishop's ancestress, Hakau), and my great-grandaunt was the celebrated Queen Kapiolani, one of the first converts to Christianity. She plucked the sacred berries from the borders of the volcano, descended to the boiling lava, and there, while singing Christian hymns, threw them into the lake of fire. This 1 was the act which broke forever the power of Pele, the fire-goddess, over the hearts of her people. Those interested in genealogies are referred to the tables at the close of this volume, which show the descent of our family from the highest chiefs of ancient days. It has often happened in the history of nations that the most eminent men have won the crown, and then, instead of ascending the throne, have placed the executive office in the hands of another. Kamehameha I. was, indeed, the founder of Hawaiian unity, and worthy of the surname of the Great; but it is truthfully recorded in the early histories of the Islands, those written by such men as Mr. Pogue, Mr. Dibble, and others, that he owed his selection for the monarchy to the chiefs from whom the latest reigning family, my own, is descended. This indebtedness was fully recognized during the life of that monarch. Naihe, the husband of Kapiolani, was the great orator of the king's reign; his father, Keawe-a-Heulu, was chief counsellor to Kamehameha I.; while had it not been for the aid of the two chiefs, Keeaumoku and Kameeiamoku, cousins of the chief counsellor, the Hawaiian Islands must have remained for a long time, if not until this day, in a state of anarchy. My grandfather, Aikanaka, had charge of the guns of the fort on Punch-Bowl Hill, which had been brought from the larger island of Hawaii; as the chiefs, their families, and followers had settled here from the time of the final battle, when all the forces contending against Kame-hameha I. were driven over the Pali. For the purpose of enhancing the value of their own |