John E. Bush (Hawaii politician)
John Edward Bush, also known as John Edwin Bush, was a politician and newspaper publisher in the Kingdom of Hawaii.
John E. Bush (Hawaii politician)
The Kaimiloa at Honoluly Harbor.
Aboard Kaimiloa, right to left: Poor, Bush, Malietoa Laupepa
Kalākaua, sometimes called The Merrie Monarch, 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 Hawaiʻi against Queen Emma. Kalākaua had a convivial personality and enjoyed entertaining guests with his singing and ukulele playing. At his coronation and his birthday jubilee, the hula, which had hitherto been banned in public in the kingdom, became a celebration of Hawaiian culture.
Portrait by James J. Williams, 1882
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