The Merrie Monarch | King Kalakaua

Written by Kealohapauole

A documentary of The Merrie Monarch, King Kalakaua who holds the record as the most traveled emperor even after 150 years. He was the Hawaiian icon for modernity.

He had electricity and phone installed at the Iolani Palace ten years before the White House, In 1878. President Arthur refused to accept such a thing for what he thought was an apparition, or voodoo. The White House installed theirs ten years after the Iolani Palace.

This documentary shares from a native Hawaiian's point of view mentioning the events as it unfolds and his relationship with his dear sister Lydia who later got throned and named: Liliuokalani. Queen Liliuokalani.

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