Publisher's Synopsis
Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-David Kalakaua (1836-San Francisco, 1891). Known as The Cheerful Monarch or Merrie Monarch. He was the last king of the Kingdom of Hawaii. He ruled from February 12, 1874 until his death in San Francisco, California on January 20, 1891. He dethroned Emma, widow of Kamehameha V. He ceded to the United States. Pearl Harbor base and promulgated a liberal constitution. He was the third son, and the oldest of those who survived, of the Great Chiefs César Kapa?akea and Analea Keohokalole. At the death of King Lunalilo I on February 3, 1874, David Kalakaua He was chosen by the Assembly to replace him. Once on the throne, with the name of Kalakaua I, he named his brother, William Pitt Leleiohoku, his heir, thus avoiding the problems that had led to the two previous elections. Kalakaua I began his reign with a tour of the Hawaiian Islands which improved his popularity.In October 1874 the new King sent representatives to the United States to negotiate a reciprocity treaty that would help end the economic depression affecting Hawaii. In November, Kalakaua I himself traveled to Washington D.C. to meet President Ulysses S. Grant. An agreement was reached and the subsequent treaty was signed on January 30, 1875. The agreement allowed certain Hawaiian products, mainly sugar and rice, to be admitted, duty free, in the United States.
