 The film ends with Ka'iulani returning her treasured seashells, which she had kept throughout her travels to remind her of Hawaii, back to the ocean as she wades in the waves, with a voiceover saying that the bright flame of Ka'iulani is kept alive by the love of her people.A post-credits card shows that Ka'iulani died less than one year after the annexation, some say of a broken heart for the loss of her kingdom.Another card mentions that in 1993 President Clinton signed the Apology Resolution, apologizing to Hawaii for the role the United States government played in the overthrow.