The 1887 Constitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom was a legal document prepared by anti-monarchists to strip the absolute Hawaiian monarchy of much of its authority, initiating a transfer of power to a co
King David Kalākaua signed the 1887 Constitution under threat of deposition.
Lorrin A. Thurston was one of the constitution's writers.
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Kalākaua
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Kalākaua, was the last king and penultimate monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi, reigning from February 12, 1874, until his death in 1891. Succeeding Lunalilo, he was elected to the vacant throne of Haw
1887 Constitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom
…of American, European and native Hawaiian people. It became known as the Bayonet Constitution for the rising by the armed militia which forced King Kalākaua to sign it or be deposed. On June 30, 1887, a meeting of residents including the armed militia of the Honolulu Rifles, a group of soldiers that were…
Kalākaua at the age of fourteen, c. 1850
Kalākaua, photograph by Joseph W. King, c. 1860s
Kapiʻolani, the wife and future queen consort of Kalākaua