One cannot consider Hawai’i and it’s fallen kingdom without thinking almost right away of Queen Liliuokalani, the last recognized royal of the Kingdom of Hawai’i.  In the late 19th century Hawai’i was a nation on the verge of collapse.  The greedy haole (Hawaiian for “the white man”) businessmen looked to take whatever they could from the soil and sea.[1]  Queen Liliuokalani could not have been prepared for the disrespect, humiliation, and abuse that she would endure at their will.  There are three sources that I have assessed in order to get more information on the circumstances surrounding the downfall of Hawai’i’s Kingdom.  Each is connected to the other by the Queen yet offers unique details and insight that have helped shape my own interpretation more clearly.  The first source is a letter by the Queen herself dated January 18th, 1893 and addressed to the President of the United States, Benjamin Harrison, pleading her case for the preservation of her kingdom.  The second is an article by an extensively educated artist, Paul X. Rutz, who enjoys …