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Honolulu & O’ahu : Influential Leaders

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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.

  • 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.

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