ENCORE: Queen Lili’uokalani of Hawai’i Part 1: Girls Just Want to Have Political Autonomy | 73

Even The Royals

Wondery

Society & Culture

4.4 • 844 Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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We'll be back next week with an all-new episode of Even the Royals. In the meantime, we're returning to another one of the first queens we covered.

Before Hawai’i was a state, it was an independent kingdom ruled by a series of monarchs – including one queen. Queen Lili’uokalani was a writer, composer, and philanthropist who gave everything she had to protect her homeland and her people. In part one of this two-part series, Lili’uokalani is named as heir to the throne – and all of the problems that come with it. When foreigners start to snatch pieces of the Hawaiian kingdom for themselves, she refuses to stay silent. No matter what it may cost her.

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0:00.0	Wonderry Plus subscribers can listen to Even the Royals early and ad-free right now.
0:04.1	Join Wondery Plus in the Wondry app or on Apple Podcasts.
0:07.5	Hey, everyone.
0:08.3	We'll be back next week with an all-new episode of Even the Royals.
0:11.7	In the meantime, we're bringing back one of the first queens we ever covered.
0:15.5	Yes, and I know I say this about pretty much every queen, but honestly, I love this story so much. It's about Queen Liliu
0:21.5	Okalani, the first and last queen of Hawaii. She fought for what she believed was right, no matter
0:26.8	how strong the opposition. It's a truly inspiring tale of a queen who wouldn't give up for her people
0:32.1	and for the love of her homeland. And very fun fact. Brooke and I both went to her gardens in Hawaii. We did.
0:39.3	Happy listening.
0:41.5	A quick note about our show. We do a lot of research for our stories, but we also aren't your
0:50.4	boring high school history class. So some details and scenes are dramatized.
0:54.9	And we will be cursing. It's inevitable. Just accept it, babies.
1:04.0	Okay, Arisha, we're going to start with a little game today. Oh, hell yeah. You know, we love our games.
1:12.3	We do love games. We're going to play two truths and a lie. You obviously know how to play that, right?
1:17.6	Yes, I do. So I will give you three statements. You tell me which one I'm making up.
1:22.8	Mm-hmm. First one. Hawaii is the only U.S. state with a royal palace.
1:29.2	Two, no building on the Hawaiian island of Kauai can be taller than a coconut tree.
1:36.4	And three, in Hawaii, dogs are legally required to take swim lessons.
1:42.3	Which one is the lie?
1:43.4	Oh my God.
1:48.2	That's so cute. I'm going to say the third one is a lie. And you would be correct. Hell yeah, I'm correct. I'm working at an advantage
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