26 moments

1. Birth at the base of Punchbowl Crater

   1838-09-02 · Base of Punchbowl Crater, Honolulu, Oʻahu, Hawaiian Kingdom

   Liliʻuokalani was born Lydia Liliʻu Loloku Walania Kamakaʻeha in a grass house belonging to her maternal grandfather, ʻAikanaka. Coordinate is a representative point at the base of Punchbowl Crater; the exact grass-house site is not extant.

2. Begins schooling at the Chiefs' Children’s School

   1842-01-01 · Chiefs' Children’s School (Royal School), Honolulu, Oʻahu, Hawaiian Kingdom

   At age four, Liliʻuokalani entered the Chiefs' Children’s School, later called the Royal School, where children eligible for the Hawaiian throne were educated. Coordinate is a representative point for the historic Royal School area in Honolulu.

3. Childhood residence at Haleʻākala

   1850-01-01 · Haleʻākala, Honolulu, Oʻahu, Hawaiian Kingdom

   After the Cookes’ boarding school closed around 1850, Liliʻuokalani lived with her hānai parents at Haleʻākala, which she later identified as her childhood home. The source gives 1850 as the transition year; coordinate is a representative central-Honolulu point because the historic residence no longer survives as a precisely locatable site.

4. Trip to Lahaina

   1857-01-01 · Lahaina, Maui, Hawaiian Kingdom

   During the final illness of her hānai mother Laura Kōnia, Liliʻuokalani traveled to Lahaina; during that trip, William Charles Lunalilo proposed marriage to her. The surrounding biography places Kōnia's final illness in 1857; no more precise date is supplied.

5. Moves to Washington Place

   1862-01-01 · Washington Place, Honolulu, Oʻahu, Hawaiian Kingdom

   

   Following her marriage to John Owen Dominis, Liliʻuokalani moved into Washington Place, which became her long-term Honolulu residence. The source dates the marriage to 1862 but does not provide a separate move-in day.

6. Marriage at Haleʻākala

   1862-09-16 · Haleʻākala, Honolulu, Oʻahu, Hawaiian Kingdom

   Liliʻuokalani married John Owen Dominis in an Anglican ceremony at Haleʻākala, with King Kamehameha IV and other royal family members among the guests. Coordinate is representative because the historic residence's precise footprint is uncertain.

7. Hosts the Duke of Edinburgh at Hamohamo

   1869-01-01 · Hamohamo, Waikīkī, Honolulu, Oʻahu, Hawaiian Kingdom

   Liliʻuokalani entertained Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, with a traditional Hawaiian luau at her Hamohamo residence during his visit to Hawaiʻi. Coordinate is a representative point for historic Hamohamo in Waikīkī.

8. Health journey to San Francisco

   1878-01-01 · San Francisco, California, United States

   Liliʻuokalani and John Owen Dominis sailed to California for her health and stayed in San Francisco. No more precise date within 1878 is supplied.

9. Visits Sacramento and the Crocker Art Museum

   1878-01-01 · Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California, United States

   During her California health journey, Liliʻuokalani stayed in Sacramento and visited the Crocker Art Museum. No more precise date within 1878 is supplied.

10. Visit to the Kalaupapa leprosy settlement

    1881-09-01 · Kalaupapa Leprosy Settlement, Molokaʻi, Hawaiian Kingdom

    

    While serving as regent during Kalākaua’s world tour, Liliʻuokalani visited the Kalaupapa leprosy settlement on Molokaʻi and afterward made Father Damien a knight commander in the king’s name.

11. Second visit to Kalaupapa

    1884-01-01 · Kalaupapa Leprosy Settlement, Molokaʻi, Hawaiian Kingdom

    Liliʻuokalani returned to the Kalaupapa settlement with Queen Kapiʻolani, marking her second documented visit there. No more precise date within 1884 is supplied.

12. Audience with Queen Victoria

    1887-01-01 · Buckingham Palace, London, England, United Kingdom

    

    In London, Liliʻuokalani and Queen Kapiʻolani received an official audience with Queen Victoria at Buckingham Palace while representing the Hawaiian Kingdom. The source links the audience to the 1887 Jubilee mission but does not provide a day or month.

13. Golden Jubilee journey through Boston

    1887-01-01 · Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    

    Liliʻuokalani traveled through Boston as part of the Hawaiian delegation’s transcontinental journey to the United Kingdom. The source supplies the year but no precise Boston date.

14. Golden Jubilee journey through New York City

    1887-01-01 · New York City, New York, United States

    

    Liliʻuokalani traveled through New York City with the Hawaiian Jubilee delegation before it boarded a ship for Britain. The source supplies the year but no precise New York date.

15. Golden Jubilee service at Westminster Abbey

    1887-01-01 · Westminster Abbey, London, England, United Kingdom

    

    Liliʻuokalani attended Queen Victoria’s special Golden Jubilee service at Westminster Abbey with other foreign royal guests. The source links the service to the 1887 Jubilee mission but does not provide a day or month.

16. Received by President Cleveland in Washington

    1887-01-01 · Washington, D.C., United States

    

    During the Golden Jubilee journey across the United States, Liliʻuokalani was received by President Grover Cleveland and First Lady Frances Cleveland in the American capital. The source identifies the journey as beginning in April 1887 but does not date the Washington visit more precisely.

17. Golden Jubilee delegation lands in San Francisco

    1887-04-01 · San Francisco, California, United States

    

    Liliʻuokalani joined the Hawaiian delegation sent to Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee; the party landed in San Francisco before crossing the United States.

18. Royal circuit visit to Kalaupapa

    1891-01-01 · Kalaupapa Leprosy Settlement, Molokaʻi, Hawaiian Kingdom

    

    After becoming queen, Liliʻuokalani made customary visits to the principal Hawaiian Islands, including her third documented visit to the Kalaupapa settlement. The visit occurred sometime from April through July 1891; the required single date field is therefore limited to the year.

19. Arrest at Washington Place

    1895-01-16 · Washington Place, Honolulu, Oʻahu, Republic of Hawaiʻi

    

    After the failed 1895 counter-revolution, Liliʻuokalani was arrested at her Washington Place home when firearms were found there and was then imprisoned at ʻIolani Palace. The wording establishes her arrest in connection with firearms found at Washington Place; she was then imprisoned at ʻIolani Palace.

20. Imprisoned at ʻIolani Palace

    1895-01-16 · ʻIolani Palace, Honolulu, Oʻahu, Republic of Hawaiʻi

    

    Liliʻuokalani was confined in an upstairs bedroom at ʻIolani Palace following her arrest after the failed counter-revolution.

21. Military-commission trial in the palace throne room

    1895-02-08 · ʻIolani Palace, Honolulu, Oʻahu, Republic of Hawaiʻi

    

    Liliʻuokalani was tried by the Republic of Hawaiʻi’s military commission in the throne room at ʻIolani Palace and was sentenced to imprisonment and a fine.

22. Stay in Brookline after pardon

    1896-12-01 · Brookline, Massachusetts, United States

    After receiving a full pardon, Liliʻuokalani traveled abroad and stayed with William Lee and Sara White Lee, relatives of her late husband, in Brookline. Her stay continued through January 1897.

23. Attends President McKinley’s inauguration

    1897-03-04 · United States Capitol, Washington, D.C., United States

    Liliʻuokalani attended the inauguration of President William McKinley while in Washington pursuing redress from the United States government. The cited text does not name the venue; the United States Capitol is the documented location of McKinley’s first inauguration.

24. Returns to Honolulu during Congressional deadlock

    1900-01-01 · Honolulu, Oʻahu, Territory of Hawaii

    

    During a Congressional deadlock over her claims, Liliʻuokalani departed Washington for Honolulu accompanied by her Washington physician, Charles H. English. The source gives the year but no arrival date or more specific Honolulu location.

25. Raises American flag at Washington Place

    1917-04-01 · Washington Place, Honolulu, Oʻahu, Territory of Hawaii

    

    Liliʻuokalani raised the American flag at Washington Place to honor five Hawaiian sailors killed in the sinking of SS Aztec.

26. Death at Washington Place

    1917-11-11 · Washington Place, Honolulu, Oʻahu, Territory of Hawaii

    

    After months of declining health, Liliʻuokalani died at Washington Place, her Honolulu residence of more than five decades.