Dear Diary

Hawaiian Chief's Children School Book Image

September 1, 2006-September 30, 2006
Location: Hawaiian & Pacific Collection

"April 21
Dear diary, the most amazing thing has happened to me ..."

Catch a glimpse of the history and culture of old Hawaii in diaries and journals in the Hawaiian Collection.

An excerpt from one of the journals:

"January 30, 1893
England

QUEEN DEPOSED.
I almost thought my heart had stopped as I read those bleak, abrupt words. I looked at him, looked at the telegrams, and then looked back at him. "What does it mean?" I asked, stupidly. He explained that the monarchy has been overthrown. Auntie Lydia is no longer the queen, and the Hawaiian way of life may be gone forever.
And I am no longer a princess."
from Ka'iulani, the People's Princess