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On January 17, 1893, Hawaii\u2019s monarchy was overthrown when a group of businessmen and sugar planters forced Queen Liliuokalani to abdicate, the first step towards the islands\u2019 annexation as a US territory and eventual admission as the 50th state in the union.\nInterest in Hawaii began in America as early as the 1820s, when New England missionaries tried in earnest to spread their faith there, but only really became serious in 1880s when Queen Liliuokalani began trying to return power to the indigenous Hawaiian people.\xa0\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly discuss the contemporary US efforts to make amends for the past; look at Queen Liliuokalani\u2019s many talents, including composition; and speculate that Parents\u2019 Day at the Hawaiian Chief\u2019s Children\u2019s School must have been an awkward affair\u2026\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018Five Things To Know About Lili\u02bbuokalani, the Last Queen of Hawai\u02bbi\u2019 (Smithsonian Magazine, 2017): https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/five-things-know-about-liliuokalani-last-queen-hawaii-180967155/\n\u2022 \u2018Queen Lili\u2018uokalani - The First and Last Queen of Hawai\u2018i\u2019 (PBS, 2020): https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/queen-liliuokalani-the-first-and-last-queen-of-hawaii-kx2oc7/15032/\n\u2022 \u2018Aloha Dying - A Hawaii Documentary\u2019 (Cody Brooks, 2019):\xa0\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhMa-NHZRCA&t=2115s\xa0\n#US #Black #Person\nLove the show? Join\xa0\U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS\xa0\U0001f334 to DITCH THE ADS and get an additional full-length episode every SUNDAY!\nPlus, get weekly bonus bits, unlock over 70 bits of extra content and support our independent podcast.\nJoin now via\xa0Apple Podcasts\xa0or\xa0Patreon.\xa0Thanks!\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2022.\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices