The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-07-23
D.. KALAuoKALANI, SIR.

David Kalauokalani ST., for half a
century foremost among the native
conservative leaders among the Ha-
waiians, loved and esteemed among
both the native and foreign population
of the Islands, passed away shortly at.
ter the noon hour yesterday at his hone
in Kunawai lane, this city, after an
illness Of but q week. Bright's disease
was given as the cause of death.
The deceased is survived by wi
dow, whom he married on June 6, 1919,
his first wife having died on March 81,
1919. He was the father Of David Ka-
lauokalani Jr., city clerk since the es.
tablishment Of the municipality in Ho-
nohlu; Robert Kalauokalani, and Mrs.
John Asing. ssstrs
David Kalauokalani Sr. was born in
the district Of Puma, Island of Hawaii,
on June 8, 1910, and was seventy FIVE
years of age last month He was ed
ucated in Hawaii's oldest school. that
Of Lahainahma. Maui, and followed
the profession Of sugar boiler, boiling
sugar in the early DAYS of the indus.
try here, at Hawi, Kohala; Pioneer
Min Company, Lahaina; Moanui and
Kamalo Sugar Company on MolOkai.
ne WIS an III lHt
reform movement Of 1896 and 1887
and during the remaining wears of tho
Hawaiian monarchy, but remained
faithful TO the rovalist cause when
the overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani
and the abrogRti0n OF the monarchy
cnmn shout. which c','minoted IN the
establishment of the Provisional CO.
eminent, the Republic Of Hawaii, fol
lowed in 1898 by annexation Of Ha,
wall to the United States.
K0lauokalani was one Of the commis-
sioners selected by the royalist Hawa
i'ors W rre""nt4 their cause before
congress in Washington and ask for
the restoration of the queen and king
Iom. ip 1897. The following year,
while the Spanish, American war was
or. Hawaii wns annexed and the hopes
Of the rOyalists were finally sheived.
KalpnotaIani 3 fellow commissioners
TO Washington were the late Robert
w. Wilcox Hawaii's first delegate to
congress; John Richardson Of Lahaina,
still living, and the late James X.
| KauliR Sr.
From 1886 to 1890 Kalauokalani was
| tax assessor and collector for the is
| lands of Molokai and Lanai. then a
separate tax division, but now merged
into that of Maui, known as the see
ond tax division. During the next
EIGHT wears he was district MAGISTRATE
of Molokai, he having been admitted
to the law bar of the islands.
In 1899. the wear after annexation.
he inaugurated the Hawaiian Political
Association, later merged with the Hui
Aloha Alma into what become known
as the Home Rule Party, which hacke
and elected Wilcox to cNnPrrss AMI
, sent a big majority to both the house
and senate of the first Legislature Of
tho Territory. KalauNkalani was one
Of the last to desert the old Hawaiian
Uartv and then there were but a DOZEN
or two Home Rulers left in the Terri
t"-v their acknowledged leader being
Charles Motley, often an unsuccessful
ca" Gdate, For election TO congress.
Kalauokalani was elected in 1901 10
a, four:Sdar term as senator from
Oahu. After his Term Of Office he be.
came n membpr OF Che territorial boarl
: of health, a'S t'i,tiNr - b""or he held
up' TO the time Of his death. Only
recently G6verhbr Pinkham reapnoint
ed him to another term in this board