KalÄkaua
David Kalākaua, born David Laamea Kamanakapuu Mahinulani Nalaiaehuokalani Lumialani Kalākaua, ( born November 16, 1836 † 20 January 1891 in San Francisco, United States) was the last male monarch of the Hawaiian Kingdom. He reigned from February 12 1874 until his death. His sister, Liliuokalani succeeded him on the throne. He was in honor of the "main street" of Waikīkī, directly along the leader, named the homonymous famous beach.
Election of 1872
King Kamehameha V, the last monarch of the Kamehameha dynasty, died on December 11, 1872, without having established a successor. After the royal constitution then determined the legislative his successor.
There were several candidates for the throne, but the focus was on the duel between William Charles Lunalilo and Kalākaua. Lunalilo was commonly regarded as the more popular of the two; he was regarded as a liberal and was of higher rank than Kalākaua. Many were of the opinion that the government should Lunalilo directly award the throne; but this was on a choice by the people, which he won on January 1, 1873. Response, the government confirmed the next day the choice of the people.
Election of 1874
Lunalilo took the throne, but died a year later, on February 3, 1874. The following day, Kalākaua was his candidacy for king known. His greatest opponent was Queen Emma, the widow of the deceased Kamehameha IV At this time supported most members of the Ali'i, the Hawaiian nobility, Kalākaua.
The government voted on February 12, 1874 Kalākaua, with 39 votes to 6 as the new king. Following the announcement of the election results invaded supporters of Queen Emma in the royal court, where they injured several government members and one killed. Kalākaua asked the United States and Britain for help in the resolution of the insurgency; so the general peace was restored at the end of the day. On the very day of his election, he founded the Order of Kalākaua I.
Reign as king
Kalākaua named as heir his brother William Pitt Leleiohoku and thus ended the era of the election of the king by the government. He began his reign with a trip on the Hawaiian Islands. This increased his popularity. The old Iolani Palace was replaced by a new building was begun in 1879.
In 1881, Kalākaua took the first reigning monarch a trip around the earth, which it, inter alia, to Austria - Hungary (Vienna ), France ( Paris) and Germany (Berlin, Potsdam and food) led. Here King David Kalākaua of Kaiser Wilhelm I got a haddock tree with the inscription " no ka hoomanao ana ia Berlin" ( in memory of Berlin). During his stay in Alexandria, the British consul showed him a ship, which he referred to as the resolution, the time came to Hawaii with the Cook.
Kalākaua resulted in his palace on the phone and was installing electric lighting - a few months before the White House.
During the early years of his reign Kalākaua used his right as king to replace cabinets and appointed new ones.
Shortly before his death, his voice was recorded in San Francisco on a wax cylinder.
Order
In 1874, King Kalākaua founded named after his wife Kapiolani Kapiolani Order.