New-York tribune., 1874-12-22
TIE ROYAL LINE or IA WAH

KING KALAKAUA AND Ills NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
DYNAsTIES OF THE SANDWICH ISLANDs-TIIE
PRESENT KING TIE FIRST OF NEW LINE.
Ka-la-Kaua, pronounced Idd -ldd- EOw- rah.
the OF His Hawaiian Majesty, means when trans
lated the "day foil battle" Tho Iawaiians, like the
American Indians, their children after per-
sonal family pecullarity some important event.
His Maesy's name If, however an ancestral one. His
predecessors upon ascending the throne assumed the
dynastic Of Kamehameha; but King David be-
longs to different family, and is tho first
OF new dynasty. When Capt. Cook visited
the Sandwich Islands Kamehameha l. young
and not o very high chief; hut be was ambitious.
and when reached manhood he conceived the idea OF
subugating the chiefs OF Hawaii, which island he
exercised limited sway and the chiefs OF tho Islands Of
Maui Oahu and Kauai tits probable that these schemes
Of conquest first suggested by white men. several
of whom rendered HIM valuable aid in the battles which
he subsequently fought. But Kamehamehl himself was
of remarkable abilities His skill as warrior.
and aerward an organizer OF government, won for
him the title Of Kamehameha Nui, or "the great"
After cOnquering the islands he most successful in
cOnciang the chiefs and winning the affections Of the
people, that at his death he was sincerely
mourned hy the inhabitants Of the whole group.
After connucrng the island Of Oahu he chose that
hts place OF residence, and gathered around him at his
court at Honolulu the chiefs OF the different islands
Those connected with himself held the first rank at his
court, and they constituted the royal family. There
seems be peculiar significance in the name of KAN
ebanleha In view OF his achievements. It means Tie
Solitary fOnPl. At his death his son ascrndcd the throne
without opposition. with the title OF kamehancha H.
He and his queen and suite visited ENGLAND, and while
there he contracted cold which soon Terminated in
death.
Hawaiian ruler TO leave his kingdom In the
sqn sas s q the sncs to i the ea H' Of
Kamehameha H. have been averse to their kings visit
nS Sr wS hve K"s e
The Islanders are extremely susceptible to colds and
n %nfn
perpetual Summer reisns The climate Is M superb ana
the globe Then to add to tue difficulty, there Is the
change Of fool T4s from ON roo the n K1g & to % o
1t the food. for which, when deprived OF It,
nsy RS eSe T'h Is mo- oed s that Is cam F its
them. 1t was these causes added to fonnrss for aco
hoe mixtarrs which heSensd to pao, aia termination
Kamehameha II. died without 0f-pring, and his
brother became King with the the sr OF ga m
adopted singular expedient to preserve c royal lr
a ddsa : TnS ~sr OF
been Of the suite OF Kamehaneha IL In Englan
best blood the slandsn fact her blood was as blue
O. the Kings himself AZ the story ,G sTes sct 'hs i
this taboo kap the Governor practically excluded
from the society Of his WIFE, and the Ming became hi.
usage. son was born TO the Governors wife, and ne
was named Lh0hO. As long as kamchaileha Ill lived,
this young Prince looked as the heir apparent.
though he had older brother Lot who however had
only the credit of being the Governors LihOlhO
cended the throne Of tho Hawaiian Islauds Is Kanch
meha w. Queen Emma, who recently visited L irops
and America. and recently contested our rntal
visitors right the throne. the widow Of IihOlibO.
He died chlldess and his brother Lot became King rs
Kamehameha v. The latters right 10 the throne de-
rived through his mother For reason, IN the old
tunes IL was through tho mother that Princes the
Sandwich Islands derived their nobility The father
might be pebeian, but IL the mother were noble she
ennoDcd her children. Queen Emma Is half white.
Her father doctor but her mother had good blood
in her veins and her daughters Inherited rank from her.
or course where father and mother were both NOBLE
IN tho case OF LhOliho, the offspring would Outrank
child OF the mother whose father was Of lower
station, in the case OF Lot.
"King Bill" as LunalilO was called was the next
cupant OF the throne. His reign was short In
the estimation OF the people he was really higher chief
than his predecessor the throne, and ought to have
preceded lm but there were reasons for setting him
aside Good blood however. ls getting scarce the
islands There are but few left who by any showing
Law CLAIM to tho blood OF the chiefs aud Linalo could
not be ignored. He prince of liberal mind, and
much brloved by his people; but his habits
good. In fact. royalty those islands has been
remarkaDle for the excellence Of its morals
His Majesty, King David Kalakaua Is DESCENDING OF
the chiefs OF Maui, Of the fuest islands III the
group Enough tliey occupied, iii nc Estimation Of
Hawaiian RenealOgiss, the nrs rank among the chiefs
Of that group, because Of their usriOus and pure
scent from remote times yet, when conquered BY Kane
halneha they had to occupy places among the mobiles
second to the chiefs Of the Island OF uawa, kaneha
mcha's immediate kindred.