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  2. Kalākaua's 1881 world tour - Wikipedia

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    Kalākaua, his aides Charles Hastings Judd and George W. Macfarlane and cook Robert von Oelhoffen during their world tour.. Kalākaua met with heads of state in Asia, the Mideast and Europe, to encourage an influx of sugar plantation labor in family groups, as well as unmarried women as potential brides for Hawaii's existing contract laborers.

  3. Kalākaua - Wikipedia

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    Kalākaua (David Laʻamea Kamanakapuʻu Māhinulani Nālaʻiaʻehuokalani Lumialani Kalākaua; [2] November 16, 1836 – January 20, 1891), was the last king and penultimate monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi, reigning from February 12, 1874, until his death in 1891.

  4. Merrie Monarch Festival - Wikipedia

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    The festival is dedicated to the memory of King David Kalākaua, the last king of the Kingdom of Hawaii, who reigned from 1874 until his death in 1891. [1] Kalākaua was “a patron of the arts, especially music and dance,” and is credited with reviving many endangered native Hawaiian traditions such as mythology, medicine, and chant. [1]

  5. List of most-attended concert tours - Wikipedia

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    Coldplay's Music of the Spheres World Tour is the most-attended tour of all time, with a total of 10.3 million tickets sold in 175 shows. The following is a list of the most-attended concert tours with at least 3.5 million tickets sold, as well as the tours with the most tickets sold by year and the most tickets sold in a single day.

  6. Hawaii Maritime Center - Wikipedia

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    The Hawai`i Maritime Center is part of the Hawaii Pacific University and was built on what once was the private boathouse of King David Kalakaua.. The Hawai`i Maritime Center is now part of the Hawaii Pacific University's campus but was the principal maritime museum in the State of Hawai`i from 1988 until it closed in 2009.

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  8. Kalākaua's 1874–75 state visit to the United States - Wikipedia

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    Over the next few days, they participated in a guided tour of select schools in Boston and visits to the Merchants Exchange and the Massachusetts General Court. He was escorted through an inspection tour of the newly completed Boston and Providence Railroad depot at Park Square. [74] He sat for a photo session at the studio of James Wallace ...

  9. Bibliography of Kalākaua - Wikipedia

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    Kalākaua's 1881 world tour was his attempt to save the Hawaiian culture and population from extinction by importing a labor force from Asia-Pacific nations. His efforts brought the small island nation to the attention of world leaders, and also gave him the distinction of being the first reigning monarch to circumnavigate the globe. [4]