(1) Liliuokalani's diary for 1900 included the following in her own handwriting, as confirmed by Bishop Museum archivist DeSoto Brown in his letter on page 4 of the Honolulu weekly of June 4, 2003: 

"How sad and yet I gave my consent to have the old Royal Hawaiian Band who are now the Government U.S. band come and serenade me on this the occasion of my 62nd birthday. My consent is the healing over of ill will of all great differences caused by the overthrow of my throne and the deprivation of my people of their rights. Tho' for a moment it cost me a pang of pain for my people -- it was only momentary, for the present has a hope for the future for my people.