John Lot Kaulukoʻu (June 1, 1841 – June 2, 1917) was Attorney General of the Kingdom of Hawaii under the monarchy of

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Early life

Kaulukoʻu was born of Spanish and Hawaiian ancestry, in Keauhou, Hawaii. Orphaned at a young age, his grandfather enrolled him at Lahainaluna on Maui. At that time, the institution was a

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missionary school, where he spent several years under the direction of Christian ministers John Fawcett Pogue and Sereno E. Bishop. Upon his 1869 graduation, he taught school for several years in Kona.

Legal career

He decided to pursue a legal career in 1873, taking on odd jobs in Honolulu, while studying under Charles Coffin Harris, who had served in cabinets of both

Kamehameha IV Kamehameha IV (Alekanetero ʻIolani Kalanikualiholiho Maka o ʻIouli Kūnuiākea o Kūkāʻilimoku; anglicized as Alexander Liholiho) (February 9, 1834 – November 30, 1863), reigned as the fourth monarch of Hawaii under the title ''Ke Aliʻi ...

and Kamehameha V. He also studied under

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, Attorney General under Kamehameha V. Both of his legal mentors would be appointed to individual terms as Chief Justices of the

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. In 1877, Kaulukoʻu was appointed district magistrate of Koolaupoko. Kaulukoʻu successfully ran for office to the House of Representatives of the

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in 1880, being re-elected in 1882 and 1884. In 1882, Kalākaua appointed him secretary to John Mākini Kapena, to participate in contract labor negotiations with Japan. In 1884, he was elected sheriff of

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. He had a short-lived political appointment as Postmaster General, prior to the king appointing him as Attorney General in 1886. After

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was appointed Attorney General a short time later, Kaulukoʻu went into private law practice. After the overthrow of the monarchy, he became an executive member of Hui Aloha ʻĀina (Hawaiian Patriotic League), a patriotic group founded to protest the attempt of Hawaiian annexation to the United States, and represented the case of the monarchy and the Hawaiian people to the United States Commissioner James H. Blount who was sent by President

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to investigate the overthrow.; Later, Kaulukoʻu switched his stance against the overthrow and was elected to the House of Representatives of the Republic of Hawaii, and served as the Speaker for the legislative session February 16 – July 7, 1898.

Personal life

He married a woman named Susie in 1870, and they had six children. His three daughters were un-named at the time of his death. His three sons were John Lot Kaulukoʻu, Jr., Kauai county treasurer Abraham Gilbert Kaulukoʻu, and Lot Kalani Kaulukoʻu who had an international career as a dancer under the stage name Lot Sebastian. Kaulukoʻu died June 2, 1917 after a lengthy period battling the complications of diabetes.

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External links

* :"A List of All the Cabinet Ministers Who Have Held Office in the Hawaiian Kingdom" * :Includes a list of Attorneys General for the Kingdom of Hawaii, their salaries and budgets {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaulukoʻu, John Lot 1841 births 1917 deaths Hawaiian Kingdom politicians Hawaiian Kingdom Attorneys General Native Hawaiian politicians Members of the Hawaiian Kingdom House of Representatives Members of the Hawaiian Kingdom Privy Council Republic of Hawaii politicians Hawaiian Kingdom people of Spanish descent People from Hawaii (island) Marshals of Hawaii Lahainaluna School alumni