kingkalakaua



King Kalakaua was the last king of the Hawaiian islands who reigned from 1874 till his death in 1891. In 1887, he was forced to accept a new constitution by white, Hawaiian born planters. This constitution influenced Kalakaua's control of the govenment. He was succeded by his sister, Queen Lilioukalani, who came to the throne.

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