King of the Sandwich or Hawaiian Islands, born at Honolulu on the 16th of November 1836. He was chosen king to succeed Lunalilio (1874), by a legislature especially convened for the purpose; but the validity of this election was contested by Queen Emma, widow of Kamehameha IV, who died in 1863, and several outbreaks in her interests followed. In November 1874, he made an extended visit to the United States, returning in 1891 for the benefit of his health. The irregularities of his later years, however, had irreparably impaired his constitution. He died in San Francisco on the 20th of January 1891. He was a progressive and strong ruler till near the close of his life, and did much to advance his country.
