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In 1893, Liliuokalani, the Queen of Hawaii, was deposed and five years later her nation became an incorporated territory of the United States.
Published shortly after these momentous events, her book Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen is an incredibly personal history of the islands that she was born to rule. Liliuokalani covers from her birth in 1838 through the reigns of her forebears to her own turbulent time as Queen of the Hawaiian Islands.
Written to explain to the world the injustice of her situation and to reclaim the sovereignty which she had lost, the Chicago Daily Tribune claimed that "no scholar or lawyer could have state[d] it more effectively." But despite her persuasive prose Hawaii never again regained its independence or its monarchy.
Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen is a fascinating history of one of the United States of America's smallest but most unique states as it was going through significant change at the turn of the 20th century.
Queen Liliuokalani was the last reigning monarch of the kingdom of Hawaii. She ascended the throne in January of 1891, upon the death of her brother, King David Kalakaua. For years after her overthrow, the Queen sought redress in the Congress and courts of the United States, but her efforts failed. Her autobiographical history Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen is the only work by a Hawaiian monarch and provides insight into her fight to regain her throne and life on Hawaii during the late-19th century.
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- ArchJoanne
- 11-15-19
Learn to pronounce Hawaiian words before narrating
This is a wonderful book. I have a hard copy and it is great. Unfortunately, the producers and narrators don't know much about the Hawaiian language. The narrator mispronounces almost all of the Hawaiian words. It's worse than nails on the blackboard. I can not relax and listen because her pronunciation is so horrible. This was a terrible waste on the part of the production staff and the narrator. And a real waste of my money.
Painful!
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- eric
- 01-05-19
Fascinating story
Been meaning to read this book for years. If you find this book interesting you'll also find a tour of ʻIolani Palace in Honolulu fascinating too. I can appreciate that the narrator took the time to learn the Hawaiian language pronunciation, but as someone who grew up in Hawaiʻi, the words didn't sound quite right and were a little distracting. I wouldn't go so far as to say they were wrong, they just sounded slightly off. I think if I wasn't from Hawaiʻi I probably wouldn't even notice.
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- Kimberley Brown
- 07-09-20
Narrator unbearable
I tried so hard to listen to this book, but the narrator’s style made it impossible. The first word in every sentence is explosive and so loud!!! It isn’t as apparent in the sample but it tore me from sinking into the story as it feel like an assault.
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- Berna Riveira
- 09-08-20
Hawaiian Language is Alive
I was excited to know that the history of our Queen was Audible. However the tone and mispronunciation of the Hawaiian names, words etc was difficult to listen to and therefore I did not finish the audible. I went back to rereading “Hawaii’s Story Hawaii’s Queen”. It’s too important of a story to suffer through without correct Hawaiian pronunciation.
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- Markus
- 05-02-19
Interesting story, terrible production
I loved the book, the story, the insight into the Queen's point of views and her version of Hawaiian history. What I like was the terrible audio engineering. The reader did a good job, but the compression of the recording has been set to an extreme without any envelope shaping, which results in a hearing damaging recording. It's almost impossible to listen to this recording without hearing protection because of the harshness some syllables. Almost each sentence begins with a ear damaging peak of sound. very disturbing and as written above, impossible to listen to without hearing protection or strong EQing if your device is capable of EQing. Sad, it could be a wonderful piece of audio work, but the mixing and mastering has been poorly executed.
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- Lani Daly
- 09-22-18
Deeply Touched
Beautifully written & narrated. I'm saddened by US justification. of forcing annexation, to gain power!
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- Brendan Cooper
- 05-19-19
This should be required reading for all Americans
If you’ve ever been to Hawai’i and loved it- and let’s face it, if you’ve been to Hawai’i, and there’s not something wrong with you, you’ve loved it ;) -you should read this first-hand account of exactly how American business, aided by America’s government, forcibly took control of the Hawai’ian islands and imprisoned its rightful and duly elected monarch. Emily Woo Zeller reads the text beautiful and accurately, and her Hawai’ian pronunciation is very good. A+ from me.
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- L Borr
- 10-05-19
Ahhh.
Great Voice narration. Read several other history books, this was a skewed point of view compared to others books. She seemed to perfect, was trying to play the role of a Martyr. Did like the details whennit came to name dropping.
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- Radiah Vera
- 02-16-19
Excellent.
History from the Indigenous perspective is enlightening and often enraging. This should be required reading in American schools.
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- Mac Ferguson
- 08-09-20
Story of a nation wronged.
Fascinating story of the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy...written by Queen Liliuokalani. A true travesty of justice and a shameful blight on American history.
The narration was excellent and draws you into the story. Historically accurate and having lived in Hawaii for several years, it brings a new understanding of the sovereignty movement.
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- James
- 10-31-23
Essential Hawaiian history for a balanced view
An interesting insight into Hawaii’s annexation from a person demonised by the press. Everyone should hear both sides of a story before making judgements.
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- Jeff C
- 01-10-20
Great insight
I found this book quite an interesting look behind the curtain of the Hawaiin monarchy. And Lili’ukolani’s details of the overthrow become quite gripping with drama. Well worth a listen and excellently narrated
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The Hawaiian kingdom was tiny, and the big world was huge. The 19th century was the high water mark of Western imperialism, worldwide, and the great powers were planting their flags across the Pacific. Hawai'i was in their sights. By late in the century, two strong American currents were running: one east from the islands, one west from the continent. Sugar plantations had become Hawai'i's biggest moneymaker. And many of the biggest names in the business were of American blood - the sons of missionaries, devout capitalists.
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Truly wonderful history and storytelling.
- By Sharman on 06-12-22
By: Gavan Daws
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Lost Kingdom
- Hawaii's Last Queen, the Sugar Kings, and America's First Imperial Adventure
- By: Julia Flynn Siler
- Narrated by: Joyce Bean
- Length: 10 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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A thriving monarchy had ruled over Hawaii for generations. Taro fields and fish ponds had long sustained native Hawaiians but sugar plantations had been gradually subsuming them. This fractured, vulnerable Hawaii was the country that Queen Lili‘uokalani, or Lili‘u, inherited when she came to power at the end of the nineteenth century.
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Fascinating story, sparsely told
- By Great Tutu Kona on 01-17-12
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Captive Paradise
- A History of Hawaii
- By: James L. Haley
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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The most recent state to join the union, Hawaii is the only one to have once been a royal kingdom. After its discovery by Captain Cook in the late 18th century, Hawaii was fought over by European powers determined to take advantage of its position as the crossroads of the Pacific. The arrival of the first missionaries marked the beginning of the struggle between a native culture with its ancient gods, sexual libertinism, and rites of human sacrifice and the rigid values of the Calvinists.
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Good, but not enough history of the Island.
- By Jonathan on 07-09-15
By: James L. Haley
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Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen (AmazonClassics Edition)
- By: Queen Lili'uokalani
- Narrated by: Asia Ring
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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In this unusually personal document, Queen Liliʻuokalani paints a detailed picture of life in a royal family—something few such figures ever attempt. She shares important memories from her childhood and chronicles her life on the international stage, beginning with her momentous ascension to the throne and ending with her effective overthrow by American businessmen and politicians who had little interest in maintaining Hawaii’s autonomy.
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There are two versions. This one is better
- By GreatMom on 02-01-23
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Aloha Betrayed
- Native Hawaiian Resistance to American Colonialism
- By: Noenoe K. Silva
- Narrated by: Kaipo Schwab
- Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1897, as a White oligarchy made plans to allow the United States to annex Hawai'i, native Hawaiians organized a massive petition drive to protest. Ninety-five percent of the native population signed the petition, causing the annexation treaty to fail in the US Senate. This event was unknown to many contemporary Hawaiians until Noenoe K. Silva rediscovered the petition in the process of researching this book. With few exceptions, histories of Hawai'i have been based exclusively on English-language sources.
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Same story again and again
- By Buretto on 01-28-22
By: Noenoe K. Silva
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History of Hawaii
- A Captivating Guide to Hawaiian History
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Jason Saffir
- Length: 3 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Just how did the ancient Hawaiians sail thousands of miles of open ocean without modern methods, without getting lost, and somehow finding new islands? How did such a rich culture even come to exist on perhaps the most isolated archipelago in the world? And is the nickname of a “beach island paradise” an accurate description of the various kinds of beautiful, intriguing, and sometimes even dangerous topographies and natural phenomena that make up Hawai'i? Learn the true answers to all these questions and much more in this audiobook of the history of Hawai'i.
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outlines
- By Crystal Hoganson on 06-30-23
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Shoal of Time
- A History of the Hawaiian Islands
- By: Gavan Daws
- Narrated by: Kaipo Schwab
- Length: 20 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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The Hawaiian kingdom was tiny, and the big world was huge. The 19th century was the high water mark of Western imperialism, worldwide, and the great powers were planting their flags across the Pacific. Hawai'i was in their sights. By late in the century, two strong American currents were running: one east from the islands, one west from the continent. Sugar plantations had become Hawai'i's biggest moneymaker. And many of the biggest names in the business were of American blood - the sons of missionaries, devout capitalists.
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Truly wonderful history and storytelling.
- By Sharman on 06-12-22
By: Gavan Daws
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Lost Kingdom
- Hawaii's Last Queen, the Sugar Kings, and America's First Imperial Adventure
- By: Julia Flynn Siler
- Narrated by: Joyce Bean
- Length: 10 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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A thriving monarchy had ruled over Hawaii for generations. Taro fields and fish ponds had long sustained native Hawaiians but sugar plantations had been gradually subsuming them. This fractured, vulnerable Hawaii was the country that Queen Lili‘uokalani, or Lili‘u, inherited when she came to power at the end of the nineteenth century.
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Fascinating story, sparsely told
- By Great Tutu Kona on 01-17-12
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Hawaiian Mythology: The Legends and Myths of Hawaii
- The Fables and Folk-Lore of a Strange People
- By: King David Kalakaua
- Narrated by: James Francis Markert
- Length: 20 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Dive into the captivating realm of The Legends and Myths of Hawaii, where the mystical allure of the Pacific islands comes alive through the mesmerizing fables and folk-lore shared by none other than the esteemed King David Kalakaua. Prepare to be transported to a time when oral traditions were the heart of Hawaiian culture, as the illustrious monarch weaves a tapestry of enchanting stories that have been cherished for generations.
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Isn’t there a Hawaiian narrator that could’ve done this?
- By Apelila Newby on 10-11-23
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Nation Within
- The History of the American Occupation of Hawai'i
- By: Tom Coffman
- Narrated by: Kaipo Schwab
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1893 a small group of white planters and missionary descendants backed by the United States overthrew the Kingdom of Hawai'i and established a government modeled on the Jim Crow South. In Nation Within Tom Coffman tells the complex history of the unsuccessful efforts of deposed Hawaiian queen Lili'uokalani and her subjects to resist annexation, which eventually came in 1898.
By: Tom Coffman
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Hawaii
- A Novel
- By: James A. Michener, Steve Berry - introduction
- Narrated by: Larry McKeever, Fred Sanders - introduction
- Length: 51 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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The saga of a land from the time when the volcanic islands rose out of the sea to the decade in which they become the 50th state. Michener uses individuals' experiences to symbolize the struggle of the various races to establish themselves in the islands.
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Much to My Surprise, I Really Liked It
- By Donna L. Leary on 05-16-18
By: James A. Michener, and others
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Ancient Hawaii
- A Captivating Guide to Hawaiian Human History, Starting from the Polynesian Arrival Through the Growth of a Civilization to Kamehameha the Great
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Jason Saffir
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged