September 2, 1838. 170 years ago, Liliʻuokalani, the last sovereign queen of Hawaiʻi was born into a high chiefly family. Called "Lydia" as a child, she was passionate for knowledge. She was an excellent musician, composing more than 150 songs. She also translated the Kumulipo, and is the author of the book Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen (1898) After her brother David Kalakaua died in 1891, she became queen. She attempted to write a new constitution, but when the McKinley Tariff led the U.S. to remove foreign tariffs in the sugar trade, annexation to the United States loomed large. The queen was overthrown on January 17, 1893, and tried and imprisoned. She abdicated her throne to save the lives of her subjects, and was released from prison in 1895. Liliʻuokalani lived the rest of her life as a private citizen of the U.S. Territory of Hawaii. When she died in 1917, she left the Children's Trust as her legacy, a private foundation dedicated to helping orphaned and destitute children. Today, the Queen Liliʻuokalani Children's Center serves the needs of the children of Hawaiʻi on six islands.
Kavebear has identified three areas for expansion:
If you had the time, what Hawaii-related topic would you choose to improve and bring to featured article status and why?
I started cleanup on List of English words of Hawaiian origin a little while ago, and I would really like it to become a featured list someday. As for an actual article, I would like plate lunch to become a featured article. I grew up on plate lunches, and I think our community at WikiProject Hawaii has the potential to expand this article greatly. Generally speaking, I would love to see all food articles related to Hawaii to be expanded. I believe it would be a great collaboration between the Food and Drink WikiProject and WikiProject Hawaii.
