Who Is Prince Kuhio?
State And Counties Celebrate Monarch's Life
The state and counties honor Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole on March 26 of each year. Kuhio was a man who clashed with the change of government in Hawaii and yet in the end worked in it.
Kuhio was born in Koloa, Kauai in 1871, the son of the high chief of Kauai, D. Kahalepouli, and Princess Kekaulike. Kuhio was a descendent of the last king of Kauai. He was the second cousin of King David Kalakaua and of his sister, Queen Lili`uokalani. He was also the nephew of Queen Kapi`olani. Kuhio became the adopted son of his aunt, Queen Kapi`olani and King Kalakaua.
Lili`uokalani named him an heir to the throne and bestowed the title of Prince.
Kuhio attended school at San Mateo, Calif., and at the Royal Agricultural College in England. He returned to Hawaii shortly before the overthrow of the monarchy.
At the age of 24, Kuhio helped in the Royalist uprising against Hawaii's new Republic during the first week of January 1895. He was captured and convicted of treason, and sentenced to one year in jail.
In 1902, he was persuaded by the business interests in Hawaii to run for office as the Republican candidate for delegate from the Territory of Hawaii to the U.S. Congress.
He was elected as delegate 10 times before his death on Jan. 7, 1922. Kuhio persuaded many former chiefs and Hawaiian leaders to run for office as Republican candidates.
He pushed for development in Hawaii, including Honolulu and Pearl Harbors. He also was a strong backer for the "Hawaiian Homestead Act" of 1919, which set aside special lands for Hawaiian homesteading at practically no cost.
The state set March 26 as Prince Kuhio Day. There are also a number of state and city parcels that carry his name:
Kuhio Avenue
Kalanianaole Highway
Prince Jonah Kuhio Federal building
Also several schools and private businesses
The state and counties honor Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole on March 26 of each year. Kuhio was a man who clashed with the change of government in Hawaii and yet in the end worked in it.
Kuhio was born in Koloa, Kauai in 1871, the son of the high chief of Kauai, D. Kahalepouli, and Princess Kekaulike. Kuhio was a descendent of the last king of Kauai. He was the second cousin of King David Kalakaua and of his sister, Queen Lili`uokalani. He was also the nephew of Queen Kapi`olani. Kuhio became the adopted son of his aunt, Queen Kapi`olani and King Kalakaua.
Lili`uokalani named him an heir to the throne and bestowed the title of Prince.
Kuhio attended school at San Mateo, Calif., and at the Royal Agricultural College in England. He returned to Hawaii shortly before the overthrow of the monarchy.
At the age of 24, Kuhio helped in the Royalist uprising against Hawaii's new Republic during the first week of January 1895. He was captured and convicted of treason, and sentenced to one year in jail.
In 1902, he was persuaded by the business interests in Hawaii to run for office as the Republican candidate for delegate from the Territory of Hawaii to the U.S. Congress.
He was elected as delegate 10 times before his death on Jan. 7, 1922. Kuhio persuaded many former chiefs and Hawaiian leaders to run for office as Republican candidates.
He pushed for development in Hawaii, including Honolulu and Pearl Harbors. He also was a strong backer for the "Hawaiian Homestead Act" of 1919, which set aside special lands for Hawaiian homesteading at practically no cost.
The state set March 26 as Prince Kuhio Day. There are also a number of state and city parcels that carry his name:
Kuhio Avenue
Kalanianaole Highway
Prince Jonah Kuhio Federal building
Also several schools and private businesses
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