USGS image No, Liliʻuokalani did not start the custom of tossing gin into Kīlauea. That was Mr. George Lycurgus, some years later. Following is a description of her visit to Kīlauea in 1800, when she was still Princess, extracted from her autobiography, Hawaiʻi’s Story by Hawaiʻi’s Queen. Chapter XIMauna Loa IN the year 1880 Miss … Continue reading Liliʻuokalani at Kīlauea
