Tribute to King Kalakaua

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A video I made in honor of King Kalakaua of Hawai'i. King Kalakaua of Hawai'i was an accomplished composer, inventor, fireman, historian, statesman, editor, publisher and author. He was also the first foreign monarch to visit the United States and Japan and the first king to circumnavigate around the globe. He was interested in science and had signed the first charters for Hawaiian Telephone Co. and the Hawaiian Eletric Co. He had tried to industralize his kingdom and 'Iolani Palace, the residence that he built, was electricified before the White House and Buckingham Palace. He had built an extensive railroad system, modernized the Royal Guards, sponsored organized labor unions, and tried to build an Asian Federation of Nations with Emperor Meiji of Japan. He also unbanned the hula, built the Royal Hawaiian Opera House and Queen Kapi'olani Park, and tried to promote Hawaiian independence at home and abroad.

Category: Education
Uploaded: November 6th, 2007 @ 11:48 am
Author: hokulani78

Length: 03:45
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