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It was specifically triggered by an ill-fated attempt by Kalakaua to create a Polynesian Federation under his rule, and a bribery scandal Kalakaua was involved in regarding opium licenses. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The 1887 constitution stripped the monarchy of much of its authority, imposed significant income and property requirements for voting, and ...
Rebellion of 1887 [ edit ] On June 30, 1887, a meeting of residents including the armed militia of the Honolulu Rifles , a group of soldiers that were secretly the Hawaiian League 's military arm, [ 4 ] and politicians who were members of the Reform Party of the Hawaiian Kingdom , demanded from King Kalākaua the dismissal of his Cabinet ...
Hon. David Kalakaua, who at present holds the office of King's Chamberlain, is a man of fine presence, is an educated gentleman and a man of good abilities. He is approaching forty, I should judge—is thirty-five, at any rate. He is conservative, politic and calculating, makes little display, and does not talk much in the Legislature.
Hui Kālaiʻāina collected around 17,000 signatures for restoring the monarchy, but their version has been lost to history. Four Hawaiian delegates: James Keauiluna Kaulia , David Kalauokalani , William Auld , and John Richardson traveled to Washington, DC to present the Kūʻē Petitions to Congress which convened in December.
King Kalākaua was aware of the rebellion and had avoided the palace, fearing it was a new plot to overthrow him. The Reform Party alerted to the rebellion sent the Honolulu Rifles under the command of Colonel Ashford and three cannons to suppress this revolt. Ashford was a Canadian immigrant who had come to Hawaii to join his brother.
On June 28, 1880, a Hawaiian government minister by the name of Walter M. Gibson initiated a resolution, which stated that due to its geographical and political status, the Kingdom of Hawaii would be entitled to lead a confederation of Polynesian countries.
The Hawaiian Kingdom 1874–1893, The Kalakaua Dynasty. Vol. 3. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-87022-433-1. OCLC 500374815. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015; Osorio, Jon Kamakawiwoʻole (2002). Dismembering Lāhui: A History of the Hawaiian Nation to 1887. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.
The Royal Elections of 1874 were held in Hawaii February 12, 1874. It was the second time an election for head of state was held. According to the Constitution of 1864, article 22 stated if the monarch dies before naming a successor "such vacancy, shall cause a meeting of the Legislative Assembly, who shall elect by ballot some native Ali'i of the Kingdom as Successor," therefore the elections ...