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Honolulu & O’ahu : Influential Leaders

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1. King Kamehameha I

The ali’i (chief) who in 1809 united the islands into the Kingdom of Hawai’i, after defeating Maui’s ali’i, Kahekili.
2. King David Kalākaua

Affectionately known as the Merrie Monarch, David Kalākaua became king in 1874 and is credited with the revival of hula.
3. Bernice Pauahi Bishop

Granddaughter of Kamehameha I, whose name lives on in the Bishop Museum.
4. James Campbell

An early sugar baron who died in 1900; his estate is valued at over $2 billion dollars.
5. Loren Thurston

Transplanted mainland U.S. businessman and leader of the “Bayonet Revolution” of 1887, which ended the monarchy.
6. Queen Lili’uokalani

Hawai’i’s last and one of its most beloved monarchs (see Capitol District & Queen Lili’uokalani’s Room). Her government was overthrown in 1893.
7. John Burns

A strong statehood advocate, John Burns was elected in 1962 to his first of three terms as governor of the State of Hawai’i.
8. Daniel Inouye

Hawai’i’s first Congressman was elected to the Senate in 1962 and has since served seven consecutive terms.
9. John Waihe’e

The first governor of Hawaiian ancestry, he led the state from 1986 to 1990.
10. Nainoa Thompson

The navigator for the Polynesian Voyaging Society since the 1970s, he has revived traditional voyaging arts.