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While Queen Lili‘uokalani was imprisoned for eight months at ‘Iolani Palace after the overthrow of the monarchy in 1893, she described composing music as a “a gift of nature” More than a century ago her song “Aloha ‘Oe” became one of the first from Hawai’i to achieve recognition outside of the Islands. Today, it remainsContinue reading “Hawaiian Musicians for Sovereignty.”