Queen Lydia Liliuokalani

Queen Lydia Liliuokalani

(September 2, 1838 - November 11, 1917)

Queen Liliuokalani was the last reigning monarch of the Hawaiian islands. She felt her mission was to preserve the islands for their native residents. In 1898, Hawaii was annexed to the United States and Queen Liliuokalani was forced to give up her throne.

http://www.uic.edu/depts/owa/history/liliuokalani.html