Kalākaua, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Kalākaua

Last reigning king of the Kingdom of Hawaii

Date of Birth: 16-Nov-1836

Place of Birth: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Date of Death: 20-Jan-1891

Profession: monarch, composer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Kalākaua

  • Kalakaua (November 16, 1836 – January 20, 1891), born David La?amea Kamananakapu Mahinulani Naloiaehuokalani Lumialani Kalakaua and sometimes called The Merrie Monarch, was the last king and penultimate monarch of the Kingdom of Hawai?i.
  • Succeeding Lunalilo, he was elected to the vacant throne of Hawai?i against Queen Emma.
  • He reigned from February 12, 1874, until his death in San Francisco, California, on January 20, 1891.
  • Kalakaua had a convivial personality and enjoyed entertaining guests with his singing and ukulele playing.
  • At his coronation and his birthday jubilee, the hula that had been banned from public in the kingdom became a celebration of Hawaiian culture. During his reign, the Reciprocity Treaty of 1875 brought great prosperity to the kingdom.
  • Its renewal continued the prosperity but allowed the United States to have exclusive use of Pearl Harbor.
  • In 1881, he took a trip around the world to encourage the immigration of contract sugar plantation workers.
  • Kalakaua wanted Hawaiians to broaden their education beyond their nation.
  • He instituted a government-financed program to sponsor qualified students to be sent abroad to further their education.
  • Two of Kalakaua's projects, the statue of Kamehameha I and the rebuilding of ?Iolani Palace, were expensive endeavors but are popular tourist attractions today. Extravagant expenditures and his plans for a Polynesian confederation played into the hands of annexationists who were already working towards a United States takeover of Hawai?i.
  • In 1887, he was pressured to sign a new constitution that made the monarchy little more than a figurehead position.
  • He had faith in his sister Lili?uokalani's abilities to rule as regent when he named her as his heir-apparent following the death of their brother, William Pitt Leleiohoku, in 1877.
  • After his death, she became the last monarch of Hawai?i.

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