Top 10 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.
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2. King David Kalākaua
Affectionately known as the Merrie Monarch, David Kalākaua became king in 1874 and is credited with the revival of hula.
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3. Bernice Pauahi Bishop
Granddaughter of Kamehameha I, whose name lives on in the Bishop Museum.
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4. James Campbell
An early sugar baron who died in 1900; his estate is valued at over $2 billion dollars.
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5. Loren Thurston
Transplanted mainland U.S. businessman and leader of the “Bayonet Revolution” of 1887, which ended the monarchy.
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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.
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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.
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8. Daniel Inouye
Hawai’i’s first Congressman was elected to the Senate in 1962 and has since served seven consecutive terms.
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9. John Waihe’e
The first governor of Hawaiian ancestry, he led the state from 1986 to 1990.
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10. Nainoa Thompson
The navigator for the Polynesian Voyaging Society since the 1970s, he has revived traditional voyaging arts.
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