Kalākaua
Kalākaua (David Laʻamea Kamanakapuʻu Māhinulani Nālaʻiaʻehuokalani Lumialani Kalākaua; November 16, 1836 – January 20, 1891), was the last king and penultimate monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi, reigning from February 12, 1874, u ...
(November 16, 1836 – January 20, 1891) was the last king and penultimate monarch of the
Kingdom of Hawaiʻi
The Hawaiian Kingdom, also known as the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi ( Hawaiian: ɛ ɐwˈpuni həˈvɐjʔi, was an archipelagic country from 1795 to 1893, which eventually encompassed all of the inhabited Hawaiian Islands. It was established in 1795 w ...
. The inherited position of the kingdom's monarch became a legislatively elected office with
Lunalilo
Lunalilo (William Charles Lunalilo; January 31, 1835 – February 3, 1874) was the sixth monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii from his election on January 8, 1873, until his death a year later.
Born to Kekāuluohi and High Chief Charles Kanaʻin ...
. Upon Lunalilo's death, Kalākaua won election over his political opponent
Queen Emma. He reigned from February 12, 1874, until his death in
San Francisco
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,
California
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, on January 20, 1891.
During his
1874–75 state visit to the United States, he made history as the first reigning monarch to visit the United States. His trip to
Washington, D.C.
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established two diplomatic benchmarks. One was the
United States Congress
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holding their first joint meeting in the body's history, less formal than a joint session, specifically for an audience with him. The second was President
Ulysses S. Grant
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hosting him as honoree of the first
state dinner
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at the
White House
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Kalākaua's 1881 world tour was his attempt to save the
Hawaiian culture
The culture of the Native Hawaiians encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms practiced by the original residents of the Hawaiian islands, including their knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits. Huma ...
and population from extinction by importing a labor force from
Asia-Pacific nations. His efforts brought the small island nation to the attention of world leaders, and also gave him the distinction of being the first reigning monarch to
circumnavigate
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The first circumnavigation of the Earth was the Magellan Exped ...
the globe.
The following is a list of scholarly and historical resources related to his life, and to his reign as Hawaiʻi's last king.
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Privy Council of State
''Minutes of the Privy Council, 1873–1892''
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Laws
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Bayonet Constitution
The 1887 Constitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom was a legal document prepared by anti-monarchists to strip the absolute Hawaiian monarchy of much of its authority, initiating a transfer of power to a coalition of American, European and native Haw ...
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See also
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Bibliography of Liliʻuokalani
Liliʻuokalani (; September 2, 1838 – November 11, 1917) was the first queen regnant and last sovereign monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. After King Kalākaua brother and heir apparent Leleiohoku II died April 9, 1877, he ...
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MOS Hawaii-related articles
Maps
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References
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Bibliographies of people
History of Hawaii
House of Kalākaua
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Hawaii history-related lists