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Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole (March 26, 1871 – January 7, 1922) was a prince of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi until it was overthrown by a coalition of American and European businessmen in 1893.
Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole was a Hawaiian high chief of Hilo and father of Queen Kapiʻolani. He was born to Aliʻi Elelule Laʻakeaelelulu and his wife Poʻomaikelani, daughter of Aliʻi Kanekoa, of Waimea, by his first wife, Kalani-kau-lelei-awi, daughter of Kepoʻomahoe.
7 de mar. de 2023 · Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole Piʻikoi, known primarily as “Kūhiō” (or by his childhood nickname “Prince Cupid”) is the only member of Congress ever born into royalty. Kūhiō was born on March 26, 1871.
Prince Kūhiō passed away on January 7, 1922 at his home in Waikīkī. He is buried at Mauna ‘Ala, the Royal Mausoleum in Nu‘uanu, and was given the last State funeral held in Hawai‘i for an Ali‘i. A few days before his passing, Kūhiō urged a friend to continue fighting for native Hawaiian rights.
25 de mar. de 2022 · This post briefly reviews the history of Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole, member of the Hawaiian royal class, delegate for Hawaii to Congress pre statehood, and creator of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act.
In 1949, the Territorial Legislature of Hawaiʻi passed Joint Resolution 57 creating “Kūhiō Day” as an official government holiday. On this 62nd annual Kūhiō Day—March 26, 2021—and 150th anniversary of his birth, the Public Archives of Hawaiʻi honors Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole.
1 de ene. de 2023 · Prince Kuhio. The Unlikely Odyssey Of Prince Jonah Kuhio. Raised in nobility and imprisoned after the overthrow of the monarchy, Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole had an outsized impact on modern Hawaii. By...
