. Hawaii and its people; the land of rainbow and palm. ant event. It began anera of great commercial prosperity for Hawaii, and pro-duced results which have changed the condition of theislands beyond all calculation. It was strenuously op-posed in both countries, but the laws needed to carryit into effect were finally enacted in September, treaty was to remain in force for seven years, and,further, until twelve months after either governmentshould give notice to the other of a desire to terminateit. In point of fact, it continued in force till the Ha-waiian Islands were annexed to the
. Hawaii and its people; the land of rainbow and palm. ant event. It began anera of great commercial prosperity for Hawaii, and pro-duced results which have changed the condition of theislands beyond all calculation. It was strenuously op-posed in both countries, but the laws needed to carryit into effect were finally enacted in September, treaty was to remain in force for seven years, and,further, until twelve months after either governmentshould give notice to the other of a desire to terminateit. In point of fact, it continued in force till the Ha-waiian Islands were annexed to the United States, inthe year 1898. As one result of this treaty, at leastsixty large sugar plantations were coining money in1898, producing two hundred and twenty-five thousandtons of raw sugar per annum. The crop, which takeseighteen months to mature, is from three and a half tonine tons per acre. The new king, Kalakaua,^ had been opposed to theinfluence of the American party, but, strange to say,1 Pronounced Kah-lah-kow-ah. 296 HAWAII AND ITS QUEEN EMMA. LUNALILO AND THEN HAWAIIS LAST KING. 297 was supported by and perhaps owed his election to thethrone to that party, which preferred him to a queenwith English affiliations. Soon after his ascent of the throne, he was invited bythe United States government to visit the States, andthe steamer Benicia was placed at his disposal. Hesailed in November, 1874, and was accompanied byHon. H. A. Pierce, American minister, and other gentle-men. The royal party was treated as guests of theRepublic, and returned to Honolulu February 15, 1875. The heir apparent, William Pitt, died suddenly inApril, 1877, at the age of twenty-two years. His sister,who was also the sister of the king, Lydia KamakaehaLiliuokalani, was the next day proclaimed heir to thethrone. Her official title was Liliuokalani, and by itshe is generally known. She soon set out on a touraround Oahu, and accepted the demonstrations to heras heir apparent with evident s
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