Two Brothers - King Kamehameha IV and V

Grandsons of K I - Presentation / Test Questions –

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must know the answers to all the questions on these pages for the TEST!

Alexander Liholiho
1-8 K IV Genealogy
1. K I and his daughter, Kina’u
1. Who was the grandfather and mother 2. Alexander Liholiho ‘Iolani
of K III?
3. David Kamehameha, Moses Kekuaiwa
2. What was K IV’s name? and Lot Lapuaiwa, Victoria Kamamalu
3. Who were his older brothers and younger 4. This child is mine.
sister
4. What did a note left by K III say about the baby Alexander Liholiho?
Group 1 pgs. 9-25 K IV School Days, Writing 5. 30
Plays 6. He kept a journal from then on.
7. he could translate from English to
5. How many attendants did K IV have in school? Hawaiian and back
6. How did a gift from his teacher, Mrs. Cooke, affect his life? 8. exhibitions for the king and others
7. What showed his skill with languages? 9. Mr. Swipes, James, King of
8. What would Alexander Liholiho and his schoolmates like Scotland and others
to perform? 10. Go to Maui for days and months
9. What did Alexander Liholiho perform in the Exhibition by 11. mischievous deeds, leaving school
the Young Chiefs? without permission to dance and drink
10. Describe a field trip given by Alexander Liholiho’s
school.
11. What did he do that caused the school teachers anxiety?
Re-enactment - 12 Law, his teacher was Mr. Wm Lee
12. He went with his brother Lot
Group 2 pgs. 26-33, 42-61 Brothers Travel US and Europe and Dr. Judd to get France, Britain
with Attorney Jarett Judd, Alexander Liholiho becomes K IV, and the US to recognize HI as an
Experiences Racism independent country.
12. What did Alexander Liholiho begin studying at 14? Who was 13. Panama
his teacher? 14. Prejudice, he was told by the
13. At 15, he went on a trip with who to do what? conductor that he was in the wrong
14. What did they cross to get to the Atlantic Ocean? car.
15. He was disappointed, he
15. What did Alexander Liholiho experience as he traveled across
thought they had no manners
the US? What did he write about it?
16. He was twenty years old.
16. What did Alexander Liholiho feel about the US?
17. Foreigners wanting to
17. How old was Alexander Liholiho when he became K IV?
overthrow the government
18. Who did Alexander Liholiho say was unwelcome in HI? 18. stop all negotiations for
19. What was Alexander Liholiho’s first official act as king? annexation by the US
Re-enactment – The princes’ experience with racial
discrimination on a US train.

ALL pgs. 34-41 More about the Trip

20. What did Alexander Liholiho and Lot do in Paris? 19. Learn French and fencing
21. Why did Dr. Judd buy tickets to ride in the 3rd class 20. To see how they were different from
train cars? second
21. class
when hecars
was in the Chief’s Children
School
Group 3 pgs. 62-89 Queen Emma and K IV and 22. John Young, he advised K I
Prince Albert dies 23. reading aloud to each other
22. When did Alexander Liholiho decide to marry 24. Prince Albert, after the husband of the
Emma? English Queen
25. meningitis or appendicitis, he was 4
26. about one-half had died in 30 years
23. Who was Emma’s grandfather and who did he advise?
24. What were Emma’s happiest hours with Alexander Liholiho?
25. What was the name of their child and who was he named after?
26. How did the child die and how old was he?
27. Why was Alexander Liholiho concerned about the health of the Hawaiian people?
Re-enactment -
ALL pgs. 105 – 112 K IV’s death, Accomplishments
28. How was K IVfeeling at the time of his death? 27. He was sorrowful over the deaths of his
29. How old was K IV when he died? son and friend, Henry Nielson
30. What were his biggest achievements? 28. 29
31. Where is he buried? 29. Founded Queen’s Hospital, Translated
30. He’s buried with his son at the Royal
Mausoleum
Lot Kapuāiwa
ALL pgs. 1-9 Overview
31. 83 years, 1810 – 1893
32. How long did Hawaii 32. two – Kamehamehas and the Kalākauas
exist as a nation, from ______ to 33. mysterious kapu
______? 34. they died at 7 and 19, respectively
33. How many dynasties 35. I don’t think lazy boys are happy.
(families) ruled?
34. What does Kapuāiwa mean?
35. What happened to his brothers David and
Moses?
36. What did Lot write about lazy boys, when he was 10?

Group 4 pgs. 25-32, 33-40 Lot - the Last Great Chief of the Old Type – Fires
Kuhina Nui and Council of Chiefs, Rewrites Constitution based on what he had
seen on his trip, Back to K I, Adopts and
supports many kids
36. member of the House of Nobles and a
General of the Hawaiian Army
37. When Lot was 19, what two jobs was he given
37. Minister of Interior and Department of
to learn about government? Finance
38. What did Lot serve during K IV’s rule? 38. His sister Victoria, Kuhina Nui
39. Who proclaimed Lot to be King when K IV died, 39. K I, last great chief of the olden type
and what was her role? 40. The constitution of 1852 gave to many
40. Who did Lot model his style of leadership, and rights to individual, return powers returned to
how would you describe it? the king
41. Why did Lot find it difficult to rule and what 41. He began writing the constitution of 1864,
did he want to do with the power? which fired the Kuhina Nui and Privy Council
42. What did he write to change the government 42. Those for the king supported it, those
to be the way he wanted? Who was fired? against (mostly Americans) were against it
43. Who was for and against the new constitution?
Re-enactment -

Group 5 pgs. 41-72 K V prefers Britain, Opposition to US Annexation, Struggle

with Sugar Industry and Disease (including Hanson’s Disease, Leprosy),
Immigrants, Supports Victims of Natural
43. due to the trip to the US, where he
Disasters (lava flows, earthquakes, tsunamis) experienced racism
Hawaii Changes, the People Suffer 44. He said he wasn’t anti-American or pro-
44. Why did Lot prefer Britain over the US? British, he wished to be at peace with all
45. What did Lot say in a message he sent to the nations.
US? 45. the church of England called the Episcopal
46. What church did the brothers support? (Anglican) Church, not the missionaries church
47. Why did Americans want annexation (joining) 46. To pay no taxes, they didn’t like the
of Hawaii with the US Constitution of 1864, and Hawaii was a good
48. Where was most of Hawaii’s sugar exported, location for military base
and why was the price high? 47. Most sugar was exported to the US and the
price was high because of import tax
49. When was Hawaii able to sell the most sugar
48. During the Civil War
in the US? 49. the price goes down
50. What happens to the price of something 50. Reciprocity Treaty
when there is too much of it?
51. What kind of treaty did K V want which would lower the taxes and cost of sugar so
more could be sold?
Re-enactment -
Group 6 pgs. 73 – 80, 85-92 Hawaii Becomes More Modern - Hawaiian Hotel,
Mauna’ala, K V’s Social Life, Establishes K I day for People to Model Themselves
after Him, Royal Hawaiian Band
52. What disease that attacks the nerves and skin became a major health concern during
K V’s reign and where were the victims sent?
53. What Catholic priest gave his life helping the
victims? 51 leprosy (aka Hanson’s disease), Molokai
51. Father Damien
54. In what order were the first three groups of
52. Chinese, Japanese, Pacific Islanders
immigrant workers brought to Hawaii?
53. Mauna Loa’s eruption, earthquakes, mud
55. What three natural disasters happened in flows and a tidal wave, K V personally helped
1868-1869, and how did K V respond to the many victims
peoples needs? 54. Because of the growth in travel
56. Why did K V feel Honolulu needed to become 55. Hawaiian Hotel and the Royal Mausoleum,
a modern city? aka Mauna’ala
57. What is Honolulu’s main hotel and the burial 56. very elegant, dancing, music, lasting all
site of K V and other ali’i? night till 5 am
58. Describe one of K V’s social events. 57. Moanalua Gardens, Prince Lot Hula
59. What was K V’s country home, and what Festival
festival is held there? 58. for his birthday, then to honor K I
60. Why did K V start Kamehameha Day, and why 59. Royal Hawaiian Band, Hawai’i Pono’i and
did he change the date?
61. What is the name of the band started by K V and what famous songs did it perform for
the first time?
Re-enactment -

ALL pgs. 93- 98 100 - 108 Last years, Princess Bernice Refuses, Impressions of
Kamehameha V
62. Describe K V’s health in his last years.
63. Who did he ask to be his successor and what 60. he got heavy and spend most of his time
was the response? indoors
64. Since there was no successor, who chose the 61. Princess Bernice Pauahi, she refused
new monarch? 62. the legislature
65. How did Mark Twain describe K V? 63. no nonsense, popular, beloved
66. How did Lot deal with the fact that K III chose 64. great friendship, no jealousy
Alexander Liholiho instead of him? 65. ‘Onipa’a – immovable, firm he was firmly
67. What was K V’s motto, and how did it suit him? rooted in Hawaiian values