Queen “Lydia” Liliʻuokalani was the last reigning monarch of Hawaii and a talented singer and composer. She wrote over 150 songs during her lifetime, blending Hawaiian traditions with Western styles.

Before Lili’uokalani (1838-1917), the last ruling monarch of the Hawaiian Kingdom from 1893-1895, became the Queen of Hawaii, she saw a young woman giving her male lover, said to have been Colonel ...

Queen Liliʻuokalani (above in Honolulu in 1917) “was one of the most successful composers . . . so much so that her repertoire remains at the forefront of those performed by Hawaiian musicians today,” ...