![]() As such, Prince Kūhiō possessed the mana (authority and power) to reorganize and perpetuate the Royal Order of Kamehameha I as it exists today. As the last surviving designated heir to the throne, had it not been for the overthrow, Prince Kūhiō would have succeeded Queen Lili‘uokalani as King of Hawai‘i and Grand Master of the Order. After Hawai‘i became a territory of the United States in 1898, Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalaniana‘ole, lead a torchlight ceremony around the statue of Kamehameha (Oahu) and publicly declared the restoration (return to public light) of the Order in 1902 (). As a result, the Order was forced to exist as a secret underground society. To confer honourary distinctions upon such of Our People and foreigners as have rendered or may hereafter render to Our Kingdom and People important services.”įollowing the illegal overthrow of Queen Lili‘uokalani and the Kingdom in 1893, the Order was considered a threat and suppressed by the Provisional Government and subsequent Republic of Hawai‘i. ![]() What is this mission? Under the Royal Decree, “To cultivate and develop among Our People the feelings of Honour and Loyalty to Our Kingdom, and it’s institutions. The Royal Decree was made with the endorsement of the King’s Privy Council of State and establishes the Order’s mission and authorizes the Order to carry out its kuleana, in perpetuity, as an institution of the Kingdom of Hawai‘i. Authorized by the 35th Article of the 1864 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawai‘i (), King Kamehameha V established the Order of Kamehameha I by Royal Decree on Apat the ‘Iolani Palace (original coral structure).
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