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I learned SO much from this book. First off, I'm obsessed with Hawaii, so I absolutely loved it. My boyfriend and I have already decided we will be taking our honeymoon there!
Hawaii started off as a monarchy, and Victoria Kaiulani was third in line to the throne, after her uncle and aunt died. At this time, the U.S. thought that Hawaii was filled with savages and heathens so their main objective was to capture it for themselves and take over. Of course, the true Hawaiians, or Kamaaina's, just wanted to be left alone and go about their peaceful way of life. Kaiulani was determined to make everything okay after her uncle died and her aunt was overthrown by the U.S. government. Unfortunately, she quickly fell ill after returning to the Hawaiian climate after being in England for four or so years. The monarchy was never restored and Hawaii was officially made apart of the U.S.
I loved the culture I felt just from reading the book. And I learned a lot of Hawaiian lingo too! I really like their way of life, so peaceful and friendly. I'm really excited to find some more books about Hawaii and the lineage that Victoria was tied into. I also looked Hawaii up on Google Maps to see streets and etc. It was really awesome to see that in the Waikiki area the streets are named after the king, queen, princess, and numerous other things from that time period. It was so great to actually know the story behind the names!