Hawaii State Archives/1922
The Last Alii: The Death Of Prince Jonah Kuhio
Kuhio, a celebrity during his lifetime, had spent decades working on behalf of the people of Hawaii but today few people know how great a mark he made.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023
Hilo Was Easy, Honolulu Was Hell: How Prince Kuhio Rebuilt Hawaii
Kuhio’s legacy includes lighthouses, breakwaters, roads and parks and helping get women the vote.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
‘Place Them Back Upon The Soil’: Prince Kuhio Threw A Lifeline To Hawaiians Who Wanted Homes
His dream of giving Hawaiians self-sufficiency through land ownership became law but implementation has stumbled for a century.
Courtesy of Alexander & Baldwin
Prince Kuhio And King Sugar: The Powerful Industry Became A Double-Edged Political Sword
Sugar permanently transformed Hawaii’s landscape, propelled immigration and laid the foundation for an early middle class.
Collection of U.S. House of Representatives
Luaus And Lawmakers: Early Junkets To Hawaii Brought Many Rewards
Prince Kuhio became a master at leading congressional delegations to Hawaii, winning converts to the causes he championed for the islands
U.S. Pacific Fleet
How Pearl Harbor Became ‘The Nation’s Chief Pacific Outpost’
The insistence of a Hawaiian prince cemented the military in the islands decades before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019
Local Government Was No Sure Thing In Hawaii — Until Prince Kuhio Got Involved
As kingdom and then a territory controlled by special interests, Hawaii’s leaders had always had the power to control everything themselves, and to pick their own friends and allies as local administrators.
DC Public Library, The People's Archive, Historic Image Collection
Kuhio’s Royal Charm And Brawling Skills Earned Him Early Admirers In Congress
President Roosevelt couldn’t even pronounce Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole’s name, but Kuhio’s celebrity star power equipped him for the perilous halls of Congress.
Getty Images/iStockphoto/2011
Battlefields And Ballrooms: A Whirlwind Global Tour Set Up Prince Kuhio For A Life In Politics
Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole spent part of the early 1900s on African safari. Then he began tracking the most elusive quarry: Elected political office.
Nick Grube/Civil Beat/2021
The Unlikely Odyssey Of Prince Jonah Kuhio
Raised in nobility and imprisoned after the overthrow of the monarchy, Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole had an outsized impact on modern Hawaii.