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Kalākaua
Kalākaua, was the last king and penultimate monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi, reigning from February 12, 1874, until his death in 1891. Succeeding Lunalilo, he was elected to the vacant throne of Hawaiʻi against Queen Emma. Kalākaua was known as the Merrie Monarch for his convivial personality – he enjoyed entertaining guests with his singing and ukulele playing. At his coronation and his birthda…
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politics · King of Hawaii from 1874 to 1891 · monarch · composer · also Kalākaua, King David Kalakaua, David Laʻamea Kamanakapuʻu Māhinulani Nālaʻiaʻehuokalani Lumialani Kalākaua
Born 16 November 1836 · Died 20 January 1891 · Q163080
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2024· 1 entry
2023· 1 entry
Travel Weekly: New tour at Iolani Palace focuses on King Kalakaua
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2021· 1 entry
Hawaii News Now: In honor of King Kalakaua’s 185th birthday, local designer recreates royal garb
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2009· 1 entry
Hawaii News Now: Rare recording of King Kalakaua to be recovered
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2004· 1 entry
The National Museum of Natural History displayed Kalākaua's red-and-yellow feathered Hale Naua ʻahuʻula and feathered kāhili as part of its Hawaiian special exhibit
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1988· 1 entry
A cast bronze statue titled "King David Kalākaua" was placed in Kalakaua Park in Hilo, Hawai'i (57" H)
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1985· 1 entry
A bronze statue of Kalākaua was donated to the City and County of Honolulu to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the arrival of the first Japanese laborers after the king's visit to Japan
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1910· 1 entry
His remains, and those of his family, were transferred to the underground Kalākaua Crypt after the main mausoleum building had been converted into a chapel
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1903· 1 entry
The Hawaiʻi silver coins were redeemed for US silver and melted down at the San Francisco Mint
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1891· 2 entries
Died 1891-01-20.
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That the final cost of the jubilee was $75,000
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1890· 2 entries
The last full year of his reign, was $13,282,729
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Another military act further restricted the army to just the King's Royal Guards with a maximal recruitment of 36-100 men
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1889· 1 entry
However, he and Robert Napuʻuako Boyd, another state-sponsored student, led a rebellion aimed at restoring the 1864 constitution, and, thereby, the king's power
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1887· 2 entries
Extending the agreement for an additional seven years
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Kalākaua was pressured to sign a new constitution that made the monarchy little more than a figurehead position
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1886· 4 entries
The Military Act of 1886 was passed which created a Department of War and a Department of the Navy under the Minister of Foreign Affairs who would also serve as Secretary of War and of the Navy
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ʻIolani Palace led the way with the first electric lights in the kingdom, showcasing the technology
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Kalākaua had his Privy Council license the ancient Hale Nauā Society for persons of Hawaiian ancestry
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Creating a single opium vending and distribution license
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1885· 1 entry
Gibson dispatched Minister to the United States Henry A
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1883· 1 entry
Introduced the approved legislation to convey in writing to foreign governments that Hawaiʻi fully supported the independence of Polynesian nations
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1882· 1 entry
The Saturday Press indicated that not all the public was in favor of the coronation
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1881· 1 entry
Kalākaua took a trip around the world to encourage the immigration of contract sugar plantation workers
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1880· 2 entries
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog (1880).
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The legislature passed a currency law that allowed it to purchase bullion for the United States mint to produce Hawaiʻi's own coins
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1879· 2 entries
With an additional $80,000 appropriated later to furnish it and complete the construction
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Moreno urged the king to create such a realm with Hawaiʻi at the top of the empire by "
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1877· 2 entries
Kalākaua changed the name of his sister Lydia Dominis to Liliuokalani and designated her as his heir-apparent
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The king named their sister Liliʻuokalani as heir-apparent
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1876· 1 entry
It became the official anthem of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi until the overthrow of the monarchy
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1874· 5 entries
Election won: 1874 election.
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Because of the civil unrest following the election
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Campaign: 1874 election.
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Career landmark: king (1874–1891).
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And the Kawaiahaʻo Church Choir sang it on his birthday that year
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1873· 2 entries
Campaign: 1873 election.
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A popular election was held for the office of King of Hawaiʻi
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1872· 2 entries
Without naming a successor to the throne
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Influenced by the Prussian anthem "Heil dir im Siegerkranz"
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1870· 2 entries
Was admitted to the Hawaiian bar and was hired as a clerk in the Land Office, a post he held until he came to the throne
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Also edited the daily newspaper Ka Manawa (Times), which concerned itself with international news, local news and genealogies but only lasted for two months
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1865· 1 entry
Was appointed the King's Chamberlain and served until 1869 when he resigned to finish his law studies
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1863· 2 entries
In a quiet ceremony conducted by a minister of the Anglican Church of Hawaiʻi
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Kalākaua was appointed Postmaster General and served until his resignation on March 18, 1865
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1859· 1 entry
Under Prince Lot who was Minister of the Interior before becoming king in 1863
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1856· 1 entry
Kalākaua was appointed a member of the Privy Council of State by Kamehameha IV
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1852· 1 entry
Prince Liholiho, who would later reign as Kamehameha IV, appointed Kalakaua as one of his aide-de-camp on his military staff
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1850· 1 entry
Kalākaua briefly studied at Joseph Watt's English school for native children at Kawaiahaʻo and later joined the relocated day school (also called Royal School) run by Reverend Edward G
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1843· 1 entry
Bequeathed all her properties to him
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1836· 2 entries
To Caesar Kaluaiku Kapaʻakea and Analea Keohokālole in the grass hut compound belonging to his maternal grandfather ʻAikanaka, at the base of Punchbowl Crater in Honolulu on the island of Oʻahu
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Born 1836-11-16.
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