The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-06-08
NATIVE .
SON PASSES AWAY
Judge kaulukou Claimed BY
@i Death After Long Life j,
.s. of Usefulness .

Judge John Lot Kaulukou, district
magistrate Of Kailua, Kona, Hawaii
died in the Kona Hospital at Keala
kekun, on Saturday of last week
Death came to the aged iurist, one OF
the most prominent and we'll know
Hawaiians, Mt six clock in the morn
ing. News of the serious illness Of
Judge Kaulukou, coupled with the in
formation that he was dying, was pub
lished in The Advertiser last week.
Judge Kaulukou was in the Kona
Hospital a month, during which time
he sustained two operations in the Lev
lie suffered from diabetis, which was
given as the cause of death by DIR. Har
vcy L. Ross, government physician nj
Kealakekua, who attended the de
ceased in his last illness.
The deceased iurst was n widower
and leaves three sons, Attorney Abra,
ham u. kaulukou, county treasurer of
Kauai; Lot Kalani Kaumkou who ms
Lot Sebastian, has become one Of the
most famous ballroom dancers and ex.
ponents of modern dancing, particular.
ly tango, in Europe and America. An.
other son Is j.. L., Kaulukou, Jr.
Son Of Spanish Father j.
John Lot Kaulukou was born in
Keaahou, Kona, Hawaii, near which he
passed the closing years Of his life, on
June i, 1871, and was consequently.
one day over seventy.six wears Old
when death claimed him. His father
was Spanish and his mother Hawaiian:
He was married in 1870 the union re-
snlting In the couple having three sons,
all Of whom are living, and four daugh.
ters, all Of whom have passed away.
Previously to being appointed to the
bench Of the district court in Kaina
the deceased spent several years In
Hilo, where he practised law.
Judge Kaulukou had varied cnreer
but withal one which was conferred
about one idea, that of the law. Born
IN keauhou, Kona, he was early left
without parents, and to his grandfath.
er n due the education which led the
youth TO higher things. At the age of
thirteen years he was sent to Lahai,
palnna, then under the principalship of
!, \. Pogue, but within six months
under the direction of DIR. Serene Bish.
op. Until 1869 the young man studied,
being in the first class which graduated
under Doctor Bishop, which had com.
pleted the course under his instruction
entirely, After graduation three
months here in the Office of Photopra.
pher King led to the first government
appointment of the young man. that
OF school teacher at his birthplace in
Kona. .G Dig ~ Z At
Sold Oranges In Streets 2 = @
I, After four years there Kanhkou
came back to Honolulu and began the
study OF the law under Chief Justice
Harris and later under Chief Justice
Judd: During, his preparation for the
bar Kaulukou served one year rs
guard at the insane asylum, and taught
school at Maemae, adding to his CAPT
tai also by selling oranges through the
streets. His determinations 20 make
his way in his chosen profession made
him friends, and in July, 1877, he was
appointed district magistrate for Koo.
lauPoko, on the other side Of the Is.
land. This post he held for several
years. He was elected to the IegisIa.
ture from that district in 1880 and
again IN 1882, and while stiIl In Office
he was elected to the legislature from
this district. NJ Ia- ~
In 1882 the most important event oc.
Cured in the life of the younp attor.
ney, in that through the interest of
King Kalakaua, who had taken a very
great fancy to the young man, he was
named as secretary to j. A. Kapena,
to Japan, to enter into nepo,
tlations for the purpose of bringing
Japanese to this country. This gave
the young attorney not only four
months in court circles there, but as
well a month in San Francisco.
Prominent In Native Land
This experience broadened his mind
and laid the foundation for much of
the future success of the Judge. In
1884 he was made sheriff of Hawaii
and two years later was elected to the
Legislature from the district of Hilo
A short time after the election ,Judpe
was summoned to Honolulu
oy hlng kalakaua and made postmas
ter general. This appointment lasted
FOR short time only, for the marshal
ship of the kingdom was given to him
and during theesame year he was called
% the attorney generalship, holding
the place for ten days prior to the an
polntment of Antoine Rosa, when he re-
turned to the marshalship, which he
held for short time, leaving il 10
take up the practise of law, which he
continued, varying il only by service
IN the legislature of 1898 when ba ,yas