Wikipedia:WikiProject Hawaii/Outreach/Newsletter/September 2008
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;Lili{{okina}}uokalani
September 2, 1838. 170 years ago, Lili{{okina}}uokalani, the last sovereign queen of Hawai{{okina}}i was born into a high chiefly family. Called "Lydia" as a child, she was passionate for knowledge. She was an excellent musician, composing more than 150 songs. She also translated the Kumulipo, and is the author of the book Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen (1898) After her brother David Kalakaua died in 1891, she became queen. She attempted to write a new constitution, but when the McKinley Tariff led the U.S. to remove foreign tariffs in the sugar trade, annexation to the United States loomed large. The queen was overthrown on January 17, 1893, and tried and imprisoned. She abdicated her throne to save the lives of her subjects, and was released from prison in 1895. Lili{{okina}}uokalani lived the rest of her life as a private citizen of the U.S. Territory of Hawaii. When she died in 1917, she left the Children's Trust as her legacy, a private foundation dedicated to helping orphaned and destitute children. Today, the Queen Lili{{okina}}uokalani Children's Center serves the needs of the children of Hawai{{okina}}i on six islands.
Kavebear has identified three areas for expansion:
- Personal life and marriage
- Later life after the overthrow
- Legacy
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; Member interview
Continuing from part one of an interview with Newsletter founder The Obento Musubi:
If you had the time, what Hawaii-related topic would you choose to improve and bring to featured article status and why?
:I started cleanup on List of English words of Hawaiian origin a little while ago, and I would really like it to become a featured list someday. As for an actual article, I would like plate lunch to become a featured article. I grew up on plate lunches, and I think our community at WikiProject Hawaii has the potential to expand this article greatly. Generally speaking, I would love to see all food articles related to Hawaii to be expanded. I believe it would be a great collaboration between the Food and Drink WikiProject and WikiProject Hawaii.
; Articles needing attention
Cleanup listing from July 14 is the most current report . Half of all top-importance articles are flagged for cleanup.
- Lili{{okina}}uokalani is tagged for copy editing.
- DaKine has a year old expansion request for List of people from Hawaii.
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; Dispute resolution update
No change from August.
- Lili{{okina}}uokalani is tagged for a neutrality dispute (please review)
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; Next Issue
- Aloha shirt, international symbol of Hawai{{okina}}i; folk art, vintage clothing, and Aloha Friday
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