Prince Kūhiō’s Birthday

March 26, 1871 – Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole was born in Kōloa, Kauaʻi, to Victoria Kekaulike and David Piʻikoi. He was named after his maternal grandfather Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole, a high chief of Hilo, and his paternal grandfather Jonah Piʻikoi, a high chief of Kauaʻi. He was a prince of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi until the 1893 overthrow. He became the delegate of the Territory of Hawaiʻi to the U.S. Congress, from 1903 until his passing in 1922. He was called “Ke Aliʻi Makaʻāinana” (The People’s Prince) and was the architect behind the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1921. He founded the first Hawaiian Civic Club in 1918, and was an advocate for women’s suffrage (voting rights).