Under Hawaiian skies, a narrative of the romance, adventure and history of the Hawaiian Islands, a complete historical account, by Albert Pierce Taylor.

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dynasty, founded upon the election of David Kalakala as king,
dlid not incline so thoroughly in the direction of FEngland, but
more toward America, for it was Kalakaua who personally
soughlt at Washington a reciprocity treaty under which, eventually, came the great prosperity of the Islands.
The hopes of the Hawaiians for the perpetuation of the monarcly, and certainly of the line of the Kamehamehas, were blasted by the death of the little Prince of Hawaii (Ka Hoku o Hawaii), Albert Edward, the Polynesian Prince of Wales. The
Hawaiians were deeply saddened by his death, when he was but
a child. Undloubtedly the passing of this brown-skinned boy
had a great influence in the destiny of the Hawaiian Islands,
and, inferentially, may have had much to do with the kingdom
coming into the Americaln Union as a territory. TPhe Prince of
Hawaii was the only son of Alexander Liholiho (Kamehame ha
IV) and his consort, Queen Emma. His death hastened, the Hawaiians believe, that of the king, who was broken-hearted over
the national tragedy. After their deaths, Queen Emma was
known to theml as Kaleleonalani (The Departing Spirit of the
Heavens).
Kamiehameha V is said to have been the most kingly of the
monarchs who occulpied the throne of Hawaii. He believed in
royalty, was manly, dignified, sensible and physically great, characteristics which distinguisheld him from his subjects and gave
him much influence over them. He gave attention to all public
matters, for he had served under his royal brother as Minister of
the Interior. He was friendly to the Americans, and favored
every measure that tended to advance the coimmercial life of
the'country, and to mnake the capital city of Honolulu attractive
to foreigners.
His first act on assuming the scepter, in November, 1863, was
to refuse to take oath to the existing constitution of the kingdloi, that which, early in the 'fifties, had been enacted and proclaimed )y Kamehameha 111. As has been previously stated,
the government prior to 1840 had been an absolute monarchy, the
affairs adllinistere(l by the kilng and a council of chiefs. In that