Princess Kaiulani: Advocating for Hawaii
Tammi Titcomb Junior Division Individual Website
Choosing my topic was difficult. Primarily, I wanted an issue that dealt with slavery or women rights. My final decision took over a week for me to figure out. At first, I had no idea what topic I wanted to do. I narrowed it down, so instead, I decided to focus on Princess Kaiulani: Advocating for Hawaii. For History Day, it takes a lot of research to be accurate, which means research takes the longest. I took advantage of the library in our school and community libraries, which were Kamehameha Midkiff Learning Center and Kapolei Library. For primary sources, I searched for documents and articles online, using Chronicling America. As for secondary sources, I looked up documents on Wikipedia. One thing that I found difficult was writing because we had to minimize our writing into only 1,000 words. At first, I wanted to do a display board, but I thought of how creative a website would be. I chose the website category because it included being creative, such as adding videos, pictures and much more. Though it was my first time creating a website, I felt excited. As time went by, I noticed how easy it had gotten, which lessened the questions of me asking how to do a certain thing. My topic fits the theme: Rights and Responsibilities in many ways. It was Princess Kaiulanis responsibility to fight for her Nation, since she was the next heir to the throne. Princess Kaiulani took up the responsibility to restore her Nation every way she could, such as, traveling to different states to tell people how Hawaiians really are. Princess Kaiulani spoke in the voice of truth. Not only does this topic focus on responsibility, but also rights. The Hawaiians had the right to fight for their Nation by signing petitions.
Princess Kaiulani left behind a legacy for her people. Kaiulani has been represented through music and dance traditions of Hawaii from the time she was born to modern day. She continues to inspire generations of N Kanaka Maoli to traditional forms of honoring her as a beloved alii. Not being able to become the Queen, Princess Kaiulani was a model leader, motivating people to tell the truth. Hawaiians are using her words to preserve the culture. Her words are still strong today and people are listening.