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Honolulu County
"Royal Family" News Stories
A gentleman who left Honolulu on the 29th of July, reports that King Kamehameha had recently had a very severe attack of delirium tremens, and was lying dangerously ill, so that his recovery was a matter of great doubt.
[October 23, 1850, Daily Free Democrat, Milwaukee Wisconsin - Submitted by S. Williams]
King Kalakaua is fitting up the new Royal Palace at Honolulu, which has cost about a quarter of a million, and has sent his chamberlain to this country after the furniture.
[June 21, 1882, Centerville Times, Centerville Iowa - Submitted by S. Williams]
Prince David Kawananakoa to Wed Miss Abigail Campbell of Honolulu.
DAVID'S WEDDING ANNOUNCED
San Jose, January 1 - "Ladies and gentleman," said Colonel Sam Parker of Hawaii at a dinner given in the St. James Hotel tonight by Mrs. James Campbell in honor of her daughter, "it is with great pleasure that I now announce the engagement of Miss Abbie Campbell and Prince David Kawananakoa. I congratulate the bride-elect and the prospective groom. Let us all drink to their happiness."
Judge George A. Davis and George D. Gear responded, and then Colonel Parker spoke again: "I am pleased that it has fallen to me to announce the engagement of Miss Campbell and Prince David. But for the annexation of Hawaii to the United States, our friend, the Prince, in a few years would have been David the King. While that has been rendered impossible, it is still possible for him to render his race and his country great service. that Miss Campbell will do much to assist him in his life work is beyond question. I congratulate them and say "Aloha"
Thirty were at the dinner; two hundred danced in the grand ball that followed. Assisted by a local orchestra, the Hawaiian Quintet, brought all the way from the islands for this night, played the wedding march as the ---, led by the prince and his fiancee, entered the ballroom. The gowns were fairy dreams. Miss Campbell's was of a pale blue crepe de chine, sleeveless and with low bodice. Her throat was encircled by a rope of diamonds and diamonds were in her hair. It was a great night socially for San Jose. Miss Alice M. Carmichael and Miss Anita Chrystal wore surpassing creations. Miss Chrystal is the boon companion of Miss Campbell and goes to the islands on Saturday next with the wedding party. It is understood that the marriage will take place soon after their arrival.
Miss Campbell is the daughter of the wealthy widow of James Campbell, the millionaire who was abducted some years ago in San Francisco and hidden away in Central avenue for a ransom. Winthrop the abductor, is now serving a life sentence in San Quentin. The friends of Mrs. Campbell and of Colonel Parker -"the greatest Kanaka of them all" would not be entirely surprised if shortly the Colonel announced another engagement, concerning himself and Prince David's mother-in-law to be.
San Jose, Jan 2 - The wedding of Prince David Kawananakoa and Miss Abigail Campbell will occur at San Francisco on January 6th.
["The Hawaiian Gazette", January 14, 1902 - Sub. by K.T.]
Obsequies of Prince David
How An American Royalty Received A State Funeral
The recent death of Prince David, heir presumptive of the old line of Hawaiian kings, and the brother of Prince Jonah, the present delegate at Washington, was an event of great interest in Hawaii, says the Youth’s Companion.
Never before, surely, was a state funeral accorded by order of the United States to a person of royal blood resident within the national domain.
The native Hawaiians, still deeply attached to the ancient dynasty, found great satisfaction in the honor; and the state funeral of an American subject became in all its details the royal funeral of a Hawaiian sovereign.
The body of Prince David lay in state in Honolulu. At midnight, with no light, the coffin with all the royal regalia was borne to the throneroom. The approaches to the capitol were guarded by the militia, and all day long a continuous procession of all nationalities poured in at one door and out at another.
The room is beautiful and it was filled with wonderous kahilis – the “feather trees”, permitted only to royalty, graceful, fountainlike masses of feathers, thousands in each kahili, and in all exquisite and vivid tints of tropic plumage; some all scarlet, some white, some lavender, some yellow and some brown.
Over the bier of the dead prince lay a priceless great feather robe, soft and glowing, of yellow touched with scarlet. By his side stood native Hawaiians, in deep black, with shoulder capes of yellow feathers and black and white kahilis; they were as motionless as bronze statues. Beyond them were more guards, then a line of mourning women of royal blood. At the end of the room were flowers, loved of Hawaiians.
In the deep recess of a window were grouped the chanters, reciting aloud the deeds of the prince’s ancestors and wailing for his death – “a sound,” says one who was there, “to make the creeps run down one’s spine.”
[Palestine Daily Herald, Palestine, Texas, January 29, 1909 - Sub. by Dale Donlon]
Chicago, September 4.— A dispatch to The Record-Herald from San Francisco says: Prince Ari Pai, of Tahiti, arrived yesterday on his way to Honolulu to marry ex-Queen Lilioukalani, of Hawaii. The prince, who weighs 300 pounds, is to remain here until word is received from Queen Lilioukalani. Upon his arrival he was reticent concerning the approaching nuptials, although he confirmed the announcement that the ex-queen is to be his bride.
["Keowee Courier". (Pickens Court House, S.C), September 11, 1907 - KT - Sub by FoFG]
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