House of Kalākaua
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The House of Kalākaua, or Kalākaua Dynasty, also known as the Keawe-a-Heulu line, was the reigning family of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi under King Kalākaua and Queen Liliʻuokalani. They assumed power after the last king of the House of Kamehameha, Lunalilo, died without designating an heir, leading to the election of Kalākaua and provoking the Honolulu Courthouse riot. The dynasty lost power with the overthrow of Liliʻuokalani and the end of the Kingdom in 1893. Liliʻuokalani died in 1917, leaving only cousins as heirs.
House of Kalākaua | |
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Royal dynasty | |
Parent house | House of Piʻilani, House of 'I-Kanaka, House of Keawe |
Country | Kingdom of Hawaii |
Founded | 1874 (1874) |
Founder | Kalākaua |
Final ruler | Liliuokalani |
Titles | King/ Queen of Hawaii, High Chief, Ali'i |
Style(s) | "Majesty" "Grace" |
Estate(s) | ʻIolani Palace (seat) |
Dissolution | 1917 (1917) |
Deposition | 1893 (1893) (deposed by a coup d'état) |
Cadet branches | House of Kawānanakoa, House of Unauna |
The House of Kalākaua was descended from chiefs on the islands of Hawaiʻi, Maui, and Kauaʻi. The torch that burns at midday symbolizes the dynasty, based on the sacred kapu Kalākaua's ancestor High Chief Iwikauikaua.