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1874 - 1891 H.M.
Kalakaua I, By the grace of God King of the Hawaiian
Islands, GCMG (28.7.1881). b. at Honolulu, Oahu,
16th November 1836, as Alii David
La'amea Kamanakapu'u Mahinulani Nalaiaehu-o-kalani
Lumialani Kalakaua, second son of The Hon. Alii
Caesar Kaluaiku Kapa'akea, PC, CK, by his wife, Alii
Analea Keohokaloee, daughter of Aikanaka - see Hawaii
(Kauai), educ. Royal Sch. Honolulu.
Lieut-Gen. of the Forces and Principal ADC to King
Kamehameha IV 1854-1874, PC 20/11/1855,
Postmaster-General 1863-1864, Chamberlain to King
Kamehameha V 1864-1874. Elected as King by the nobles and
representatives of the people, assuming the reign name of
Kalakaua I, 12th February 1874. Crowned in the
grounds of Iolani Palace, Honolulu, Oahu, 12th
February 1883. Generalissimo of the Forces 1/10/1886.
Sovereign Grand Master of the Royal Order of Kamehameha
I. Founder and Sovereign Grand Master of the Royal Orders
of Kalakaua I 28th September 1875, Kapi'olani
30th August 1880, the Crown of Hawaii 12th
September 1882, and the Star of Oceania 16th
December 1886. Presdt. Hale Naua (Temple of
Science) 1886-1891. Rcvd: KGCK (1867; CK 1865), GC
of the Orders of the Red Eagle 1st class of
Prussia (1876), SS Maurice and Lazarus of Italy (1878),
Franz Joseph I of Austria (22.9.1874, Cdr. 1870), the
Chrysanthemum of Japan (14.3.1881), White Elephant of
Siam (28.4.1881), Leopold of Belgium (1881) the
Netherlands Lion (31.10.1881), Dannebrog of Denmark
(1881), Legion of Honour of France (1881), Our Lady of
the Conception of Villa-Viçosa of Portugal (1881),
Isabela the Catholic of Spain (1881), the Bust of the
Liberator of Venezuela (1881), St Charles of Monaco
(1883), and the North Star of Sweden (1884). m. at
Kawaiahao Church, Honolulu, Oahu, 19th
December 1863, H.M. Queen Esther Kapi'olani
Napelakapuokakai (b. at Hilo, Hawai Island, 31st
December 1834; d.s.p. at Pualeilani
House, Waikiki, Oahu, 24th June 1899, bur.
there in the Kalakaua Crypt, Royal Mausoleum, Mauna 'Ala,
Nu'uanu Valley), Crowned with her husband in the grounds
of the Iolani Palace, Honolulu, Oahu, 12th
February 1883, represented Hawaii at the Golden Jubilee
celebrations of Queen Victoria in London 1887, Presdt.
Ho'oululahui Benevolent Soc. 1886, Queen Kapiolani
Maternity Home, etc. rcvd: GC of the Orders of
Kamehameha (4.2.1879), Kalakaua I (4.2.1879), Kapi'olani
(12.2.1883), and Crown of Hawaii (12.2.1883), and
Precious Crown of Japan (1890), widow of H.R.H. Prince
Benjamin Namakeha-o-kalani, and eldest daughter of The
Hon. Alii Kuhio Kalaniana'ole, Alii of
Hilo, by his wife, H.H. Princess Kinoike Kekaulike, elder
daughter of H.M. George Kaumu-alii, King of Kauai and
Niihau. He d.s.p. at the Palace
Hotel, San Francisco, Ca. USA, 20th January
1891 (bur. in the Kalakaua Crypt, Royal Mausoleum,
Mauna 'Ala, Nu'uanu Valley, Oahu) (succ. by his
sister).
1891 - 1895 H.M.
Liliu-o-kalani, By the grace of God Queen of the Hawaiian
Islands. b. at Honolulu, Oahu, 2nd
September 1838, as Alii Lydia Kamakaeha, eldest
daughter of The Hon. Alii Caesar Kaluaiku
Kapa'akea, PC, CK, by his wife, Alii Analea Keohokaloee,
daughter of Aikanaka - see Hawaii (Kauai), educ.
Royal Sch. Honolulu. Raised to the title of Princess with
the style of Her Royal Highness 14th
February 1875. Appointed as Heir Apparent by her brother,
assuming the name of Liliu-o-kalani, 12th
April 1877. Attended the Golden Jubilee celebrations of
Queen Victoria in London, 1887. Acted as Regent during
his absences abroad, 20th January to 29th
October 1881, and 25th November 1890 to 29th
January 1891. Proclaimed as Queen on the death of her
brother, 29th January 1891. Sovereign Grand
Master of the Royal Orders of Kamehameha I, Kalakaua I,
Kapi'olani, the Crown of Hawaii, and the Star of Oceania.
Placed in confinement 16th January 1895 by a
"provisional government" composed of American
settlers who had overthrown the government with the help
of US on 16th and 17th of January
1893. Forced to abdicate while under arrest, 24th
January 1895. Released on parole, 6th February
1896. Presdt. The Liliu-o-kalani Educational Soc.
1886-1895, Fort-street Benevolent Soc., Strangers' Friend
Soc., Women's Board of Missions, etc. Rcvd: GC of
the Orders of Kamehameha (4.2.1879), Kalakaua I
(4.2.1879), Crown of Hawaii (12.2.1883), and Star of
Oceania (1887), and Precious Crown of Japan (1890), Queen
Victoria Jubilee Medal (1887). m. at Aikupika,
Haleakala, Oahu, 16th September 1862,
Lieutenant-General H.R.H. John Owen Dominis, Prince
Consort of Hawaii (b. Shenectady, New York, USA,
10th March 1832; d.s.p.
legit. at Washington Place, Honolulu, Oahu, 27th
August 1891, bur. there in the Kalakaua Crypt,
Royal Mausoleum, Mauna 'Ala, Nu'uanu Valley), granted the
title of Prince Consort with the style of His Royal
Highness 29th January 1891, rcvd.
KGC of the Orders of Kamehameha (1874; KCK 1869; CK
1865), Kalakaua I (1876), Crown of Hawai (12.2.1883), and
Star of Oceania (1887), GC of the Orders of Franz Joseph
I of Austria, Isabela the Catholic of Spain (1886), and
the Chrysanthemum of Japan (1890), ADC to King Kalakaua I
1863-1891, Private Sec. 1863-1874, Governor of Oahu
1874-1886, Kaui and Maui 1878-1886, prom. Lt-Gen.
1/10/1886, cdr. of the forces 1886-1887, eldest son of
Captain John Dominis, a gentleman of Dalmatian origin, by
his wife, Mary, daughter of Owen Jones, of Boston, Mass.
She d.s.p. at Washington Place,
Honolulu, Oahu, 11th November 1917 (bur.
there in the Kalakaua Crypt, Royal Mausoleum, Mauna 'Ala,
Nu'uanu Valley).Copyright©Christopher Buyers, August 2000 - October 2008