Leleiohoku II, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Leleiohoku II

Hawaiian prince

Date of Birth: 10-Jan-1854

Place of Birth: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Date of Death: 09-Apr-1877

Profession: composer

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

William Pitt Leleiohoku II, born Kalaho?olewa (January 10, 1855 – April 9, 1877), was a prince of the Kingdom of Hawai?i and member of the reigning House of Kalakaua.
At birth, he was hanai (informally adopted) by Ruth Ke?elikolani and later legally adopted by her in 1862 as the heir to her vast land holdings.
He was educated at St.
Alban's College, a precursor of the present ?Iolani School.
After finishing his education, he worked in the governmental Foreign Office and served as an officer on the personal military staff of King Lunalilo.
On February 14, 1874, his brother Kalakaua was elected king after the death of Lunalilo.
Declared heir apparent to his childless brother, Leleiohoku was expected to inherit the throne of Hawaii.
He would also serve as a Privy Councilor and member of the House of Nobles in the Legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
During Kalakaua's trip to the United States to negotiate the Reciprocity Treaty of 1875, he ruled as regent in the monarch's absence from November 17, 1874, to February 15, 1875.
Leleiohoku died at the age of 22 from rheumatic fever resulting in the proclamation of his sister Lili?uokalani as the next heir to the throne.
An accomplished musical composer, Leleiohoku is remembered for composing many folk songs including "Kaua I Ka Huahua?i", which was adapted into the American popular song "Hawaiian War Chant".