Princess Kaiulani (film)

Princess Kaiulani sometimes titled Barbarian Princess is a 2009 film based on the life of Princess Ka iulani 18751899 of the Kingdom of Hawaii.

In England Kaiulani struggles to fit in, as her Polynesian heritage makes her a target of racism and offensive stereotypes from the Europeans she meets. She does make some friends, including the handsome young Clive Davies. They develop a relationship and the two become engaged. But one day her father returns from Hawaii after several years, and to her shock he informs her that her uncle, King Kalakaua, died shortly after being forced to sign the new constitution by Thurston and Sanford B. Dole. He then informs her that after a failed native rebellion against the new constitution Thurston had enough support to arrest and depose Queen Liliuokalani, overthrowing the monarchy. After discovering that the Davies family knew of her familys overthrow but hid the news from her Kaiulani decides to call off her engagement and leave England. She travels to the United States, where she gathers media attention and denounces the overthrow as well as the U.S.s involvement. Her cultured, regal appearance overcomes the racist views against her and many note that she is not the Barbarian Princess she was depicted as, at all. Her campaign against the overthrow climaxes with her meeting U.S. President Grover Cleveland. At a lunch with the President, who has only a few weeks left in office, Kaiulani charms him and convinces him to actively oppose the overthrow.Unfortunately, when Kaiulani returns to Hawaii she learns the U.S. has not only failed to oppose the overthrow but has also accepted Thurstons annexation proposal, annexing Hawaii as a territory of the United States of America. She attends a small private funeral for the Kingdom of Hawaii hosted by her aunt, Queen Liliuokalani. Shortly after her return she is visited by Sanford B. Dole, who explains that three U.S. legal commissioners are arriving and that he and Thurston would like the Princess to host a small dinner for them. Though shes appalled at the impertinent request, he convinces her that it might be to her advantage too

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