The Last Princess: The Story of Princess Ka'Iulani of Hawai'I

Whimsically illustrated in a folk-art style, this real-life fairy tale will disappoint many children with its tragic story. Telling of the life of Princess Ka’iulani, this story is meticulously researched and references a number of primary sources while still maintaining an evocative atmosphere

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of intimacy and immediacy. The majority of the story follows the death-bed prophecy of Ka’iulani’s mother, who proclaimed, “You will go far away from your land and your people and be gone a very long time. You will never marry and you will never rule Hawai’i.”

Text-heavy but with beautiful illustrations, the story includes many native Hawaiian words and draws heavily on fairy tale imagery and pacing. However, the few moments of brightness cannot obscure the largely depressing and fatalistic character of the narrative. Because of its verbosity, kids might find the story boring. Recommended for students in 1-3 grade.

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The last princess was an unfortunate story of the Hawaiian noble, Ka'lulani. Ka'lulani mother died at a fairly young age and before she died, she told her daughter, Ka'lulani that she will never marry, and go to a land that is indeed very far from her people which came true. Princess Ka'lulani went

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on a ship from Hawaii to New York and from New York to England where she went to school with the rich girls from Britain. A the annexation of her country, Princess Ka'lulani wanted to help her people and prevent from America annexing over the country but alas Ka'lulani wad dead before america took over. The climax of this story happens hen Princess Ka'lulani goes on a house in bad weather, while everyone else was covered up, she carelessly pulled her hair off and wore light clothing which caused her to get a fever. After each day it had only gotten worse. Then after that she died. She is till widely known today for her political stance on her people.

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The story of a Hawaiian Princess.

This is a biography about the Princes Ka'Iulani who was the last princess of Hawaii. It talks about the last days of Hawaiian monarchy and the american invasion of the government system. The author does a great job of telling the story of a very hard piece of American history.