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Biography of David Kalakaua
Name: David Kalakaua
Birth Date: November 16, 1836
Death Date: January 30, 1891
Place of Birth: N/A
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Gender: Male
Occupations: king
David Kalakaua
David Kalakaua (1836-1891) was a Hawaiian King who was a staunch supporter of native Hawaiian civil rights. His opposition to the white business community led to a rebellion forcing him to sign a new constitution relinqushing his powers as head of state.David Kalakaua ruled Hawaii as its king from 1874 to 1891, a period of significant change in the land's internal political makeup and its relationship with the United States. A supporter of the rights of the native peoples of the Hawaiian islands, the monarch frequently clashed with the powerful haole (a term used for people who are not natives of Hawaii) business community during his reign. The animosity between the two camps, which was exacerbated by Kalakaua's sometimes questionable use of his power, resulted in a white-led rebellion in 1887. A few days later, Kalakaua was forced to sign a new constitution that stripped him of his power, relegating him to figurehead …showed first 150 words…
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…showed last 150 words…constitution, which came to be known as the Bayonet Constitution, marked the end of Hawaii's kingdom.The Hawaiian League proceeded to dismantle many of Kalakaua's programs. Two years later, Kalakaua retired to Waikiki, his health failing. He made a final visit to the United States, where he was given a warm welcome. "A title was a title, and (the Americans) enjoyed him as a personality," said Tabrah. "He died there in San Francisco after a final whirl of being adulated, feted, and given the fond aloha of American friends." Further Reading Daws, Gavan, Shoal of Time: A History of the Hawaiian Islands, Macmillan, 1968.Dougherty, Michael, To Steal a Kingdom, Island Press, 1992.Kuykendall, Ralph S., The Hawaiian Kingdom, 1874-1893, University of Hawaii Press, 1967.Potter, Norris W., The Hawaiian Monarchy, Bess Press, 1983.Tabrah, Ruth M., Hawaii: A Bicentennial History, NortonTabrah, Ruth M., Hawaii: A Bicentennial History, American Association for State and Local History, 1980.
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