The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-12-21
WAS ONCE
PROMINENT
From Thursdays AdvertIsero


Junius Kaae. who was a prominent
figure in politics during the reign of
King Kalakaua. died at p. m. yes
terday at the Queens Hospital OF blood
poisoning. The funeral viii take place
at $3.50 p. m. today from the Catholic
cathedral. interment in the kawaiahao
cemetery. The remains were kept at
the Townsend Undertaking Parlors
last evening
Mr.. Kaae was born at Kaineha, La
raina, Maui. September II, 1915. He
was the son Of John Koohanohano and
Kaakaukahemalani tw). He received
his education in the Hawaiian and
foreign schools at Lahaina, and became
an expert sugar boiler for the late
James Campbell, father of Princess
Kawananakoa. Afterwards he served
on the Maui police force. He was
married three times. A son by his first
marriage is now living. He is William
kaae, County Clerk for Maui. His
second wife was Kamehaokalani,
cousin of Queen Kapiolani, who died
in 1882. There were three children by
this marriage. On February 8, 1888. he
survives him.
He was notary public on Kauai and
was then appointed tax assessor for
Waianae and Eva districts. Island of
Oahu, and later for Maui in 1884. In
1856 he was appointed registrar OF con-
veyances, resigning the position in
June, 1887
In 1882 King Kalakaua appointed Mr..
Kaae a member of the House of No
bies and the Privy Council, and in the
latter position he was retained by Ii
liuokalani when she assembled the
throne.
An interesting phase of his career
was his appointment by Kalakaua az
one of four members of what was
known as the Hawaiian Board of
Health. With him were associated j.
L. kama, Mahelona and Nakaku.
Their duties comprised the issuing of
certificates to kahunas. Their commits
sions were issued, but the law was
changed and the board never acted.
King Kaakaua also conferred upon
Kaae the decoration of the Crown of
Hawaii, which he wore up to the time
of his death.
original members of the famous Ball
and Irvine Society organized by King
Kalakaua and known by the Hawaiian
name of Hale Naua He was also an
officer in the Kings Own. a military
organization which flourished during
the Kalakaua dynasty.
Junius Kaae came into later promi-
nence in 1902 by filing a suit to recover
the estate of Keliiahonui, who was
descendent of one of the island kings,
the amount involved being about $780,
100000 as the land comprising the es-
tate in contest was alleged to be the
greater part of Honolulu, all that sec
ton between the Nuuanu stream and
Piikoi street, and from Punchbowl to
the sea. Kaae made two attempts to
recover this land. the first time in 1890
before Justice Judd. He claimed that
the last will and testament of Keliia-
honui, who died in 1S49, was forged.
Keliiahonui's widow married one l..
Haalelea and died without issue. Ke-
liiahonu left a sister, Nahimu, who
married Oliver Chaplin. Kamehaolani,
surviving child of Kcliiahonui, mar
RED the petitioner K"ae, in 1875 and
died in 1882 without issue. By her last
Will she appointed Mr. kaae as her
executor. The suit was lost to Kaae.
1t is reported in the news files of the
period of the 1887 revolution that Kaae
was one of the legislative members al
legged to have assisted in carrying the
$4,000 cash in clothes basket to Ka-
lakaua, which money was the begin
ming of the trouble which caused the
revolution of that year. The money
was said to be bride money in connec-
ton with the sale of the opium privi-
leges to a Chlnaman. The Chinaman
who is reported 20 have paid over the
money got left and the privilege was
given to another. The Chinaman who
was out his large sum of money died
shortly afterward.