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Simon Kaloa Kaʻai

January 01, 1970

Simon Kaloa Kaʻai (died March 22, 1884) was a politician who served many political posts in the Kingdom of Hawaii. He served multiple terms as a legislator from the island of Hawaii, Minister of Finance from 1878 to 1880 and from 1882 to 1883 and Minister of the Interior in 1882.

Simon Kaloa Kaʻai
Vice President of the Legislative Assembly
In office
February 12, 1874 – August 8, 1874
Preceded byDavid Howard Hitchcock, Sr.
Succeeded byLuther Aholo
Kingdom of Hawaii
Minister of Finance
In office
July 3, 1878 – August 14, 1880
Preceded byJohn Mākini Kapena
Succeeded byMoses Kuaea
In office
August 8, 1882 – February 13, 1883
Preceded byJohn E. Bush
Succeeded byJohn Mākini Kapena
Kingdom of Hawaii
Minister of the Interior
In office
May 20, 1882 – August 8, 1882
Preceded byHenry A. P. Carter
Succeeded byJohn E. Bush
Personal details
DiedMarch 22, 1884
Honolulu, Oahu, Kingdom of Hawaii
Resting placeKawaiahaʻo Church
NationalityKingdom of Hawaii
Spouse(s)first wife
Becky Kekoa Kaʻai
ChildrenErnest Kaʻai

Life and career edit

He was born at Keopu, Kailua, North Kona, on the island of Hawaii, the son of Kaʻai (died 1859) and Kaupena.[1][2] His father was from Waikapu, on the island of Maui, and served as a servant at Pohukaina to Prince Lunalilo, who would reign as king from 1873 to 1874. His paternal uncle was named Methuselah Mahuka (died 1881).[2] The younger Kaʻai was educated at schools in Wailuku. He served as turnkey or under-jailer for Oahu Prison before moving back to Hawaii Island where he served as deputy sheriff of Kona in the late 1860s.[3] He was given many political appointments including marriage license agent for Hawaii on July 8, 1869, tax assessor for Waialua, Oahu on June 19, 1877, and a member of the Board of Health on July 3, 1878.[4] He also served as an agent of the estate of Princess Ruth Keʻelikōlani.[1][5][6]

Kaʻai began his legislative career as a member of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the legislature of the kingdom, for the district of South Kona. He sat as a representative during the legislative assemblies from 1870 to 1874. During the special session and regular session of 1874, he presided as Vice President of the Legislative Assembly. After the accession of King Kalākaua to the Hawaiian throne, Kaʻai switched his former loyalty from the defeated Queen Emma and became a supporter of the new monarch. Kalākaua appointed him to the House of Nobles, the upper house of the legislature, on January 11, 1876, and as a member of his Privy Council of State on December 10, 1877. Kaʻai would serve as either a noble or cabinet minister[note 1] from 1876 to his death in 1884.[3][7][8]

Kaʻai was a leading figure of a new generation of Hawaiian leaders, along with Prince Leleiohoku II (the brother of the king) and John Mākini Kapena. The king appointed him to succeed Kapena as Minister of Finance from July 3, 1878 to August 14, 1880. From May 20, 1882 to August 8, 1882, he served as Minister of the Interior. He was appointed as Minister of Finance for a second term from August 8, 1882 to February 13, 1883.[4][9][10] An avid supporter of the absolute power of the king, Kaʻai once stated at a public meeting in 1880 after his first dismissal from the cabinet that "the King has the absolute right to make and unmake cabinets, and that no one has the right to object or criticize no matter what he does or how he does it."[3][11] Historian Ralph Simpson Kuykendall notes, "This statement is of great interest, for it contains the very essence of one side of the constitutional controversy that raged in Hawaii for the next dozen years."[11] Kaʻai was dismissed from his second term as minister on February 13, 1883. The reason cited was for "dereliction of ministerial duty" with American ambassador Rollin M. Daggett writing, he was dismissed "because of his notorious and persistent intemperance." Kapena was appointed Minister of Finance in his place.[3][12][13][14]

Death edit

Kaʻai died from a "paralysis of the brain",[note 2] at his residence in Kapālama, on March 22, 1884. His funeral the following day was officiated by Reverend Henry Hodges Parker while many members of the government paid their respect to his passing. He was interred beside his first wife in the cemetery of Kawaiahaʻo Church.[16][17][18] He left a widow Becky Kekoa Kaʻai (1863?–1903), his second wife, and a surviving son Ernest Kaʻai who became a renowned musician and "Hawaii's Greatest Ukulele Player".[19][20][21][22]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Appointed cabinet ministers had the right to participate as ex-officio members of the legislature, as nobles.
  2. ^ Later sources claimed Kaʻai "drank himself to death"[15].

References edit

Citations edit

  1. ^ a b Ko Hawaii Paeaina 1884.
  2. ^ a b Hawaii Supreme Court & Foster 1887, pp. 354–357.
  3. ^ a b c d Kaeo & Queen Emma 1976, p. 191.
  4. ^ a b Hawaii state office record.
  5. ^ Kanahele 1999, p. 343.
  6. ^ Van Dyke 2008, pp. 106–109.
  7. ^ Hawaii & Lydecker 1918, pp. 117, 121, 124, 127, 132, 136, 139, 143, 147.
  8. ^ Osorio 2002, pp. 149, 163, 228, 278.
  9. ^ Osorio 2002, p. 278.
  10. ^ Kuykendall 1967, p. 187.
  11. ^ a b Kuykendall 1967, p. 219.
  12. ^ Kuykendall 1967, pp. 267, 691.
  13. ^ Alexander 1894, p. 19.
  14. ^ Van Dyke 2008, p. 107.
  15. ^ Alexander 1894, p. 15
  16. ^ The Hawaiian Gazette 1884.
  17. ^ Saturday Press 1884.
  18. ^ Ka Nupepa Kuokoa 1884.
  19. ^ Hawaii State Archives 2006.
  20. ^ The Independent 1903.
  21. ^ Drozd 1998, p. 13.
  22. ^ The Miami News 1962.

Sources edit

Books and journals
  • Alexander, William DeWitt (1894). Kalakaua's Reign: A Sketch of Hawaiian History. Honolulu: Hawaiian Gazette Company. OCLC 16331580.
  • Drozd, Karen S. (1998). The Hawaiian ʻUkulele: Its Players, Makers, Teachers and Continuity in Traditional Transmission Processes. Honolulu: University of Hawaii at Manoa. OCLC 41410855.
  • Hawaii (1918). Lydecker, Robert Colfax (ed.). Roster Legislatures of Hawaii, 1841–1918. Honolulu: Hawaiian Gazette Company. OCLC 60737418.
  • Hawaii Supreme Court; Foster, William (1887). "Becky K. Kaai v. W. M. Mahuka et al". Reports of Decisions Rendered by the Supreme Court of the Hawaiian Islands. Vol. 5. Honolulu: Hawaiian Gazette Company. pp. 354–357. OCLC 20831363.
  • Kaeo, Peter; Queen Emma (1976). Korn, Alfons L. (ed.). News from Molokai, Letters Between Peter Kaeo & Queen Emma, 1873–1876. Honolulu: The University Press of Hawaii. hdl:10125/39980. ISBN 978-0-8248-0399-5. OCLC 2225064.
  • Kanahele, George S. (1999). Emma: Hawaii's Remarkable Queen. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-2240-8. OCLC 40890919.
  • Kuykendall, Ralph Simpson (1967). The Hawaiian Kingdom 1874–1893, The Kalakaua Dynasty. Vol. 3. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-87022-433-1. OCLC 500374815.
  • Osorio, Jon Kamakawiwoʻole (2002). Dismembering Lāhui: A History of the Hawaiian Nation to 1887. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-2549-7. OCLC 48579247.
  • Van Dyke, Jon M. (2008). Who Owns the Crown Lands of Hawaiʻi?. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-6560-3. OCLC 257449971 – via Project MUSE.
Newspapers and online sources
  • "Death of S. K. Kaai". The Hawaiian Gazette. Honolulu. March 26, 1884. p. 9. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  • Hawaii State Archives (2006). "Kaai marriage record". Marriages – Oahu (1832–1910). Retrieved December 26, 2018 – via Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)
  • "Hon. Simona Kaloa Kaai". Ka Nupepa Kuokoa. Vol. XXIII, no. 13. Honolulu. March 29, 1884. p. 2. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  • "Hon. Simona Kaloa Kaai". Ko Hawaii Paeaina. Vol. VII, no. 13. Honolulu. March 29, 1884. p. 2. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  • "Kaai, 81, Showman, Composer". The Miami News. Miami. September 28, 1962. p. 7. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  • "Kaai, Simon Kaloa office record" (PDF). state archives digital collections. state of Hawaii. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  • "Local and General News". The Independent. Honolulu. March 4, 1903. p. 3. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  • "Local Items". Saturday Press. Honolulu. March 29, 1884. p. 9. Retrieved December 25, 2018.

January 01, 1970
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Simon Kaloa Kaʻai died March 22 1884 was a politician who served many political posts in the Kingdom of Hawaii He served multiple terms as a legislator from the island of Hawaii Minister of Finance from 1878 to 1880 and from 1882 to 1883 and Minister of the Interior in 1882 Simon Kaloa KaʻaiVice President of the Legislative AssemblyIn office February 12 1874 August 8 1874Preceded byDavid Howard Hitchcock Sr Succeeded byLuther AholoKingdom of HawaiiMinister of FinanceIn office July 3 1878 August 14 1880Preceded byJohn Makini KapenaSucceeded byMoses KuaeaIn office August 8 1882 February 13 1883Preceded byJohn E BushSucceeded byJohn Makini KapenaKingdom of HawaiiMinister of the InteriorIn office May 20 1882 August 8 1882Preceded byHenry A P CarterSucceeded byJohn E BushPersonal detailsDiedMarch 22 1884Honolulu Oahu Kingdom of HawaiiResting placeKawaiahaʻo ChurchNationalityKingdom of HawaiiSpouse s first wifeBecky Kekoa KaʻaiChildrenErnest Kaʻai Contents 1 Life and career 2 Death 3 Notes 4 References 4 1 Citations 4 2 SourcesLife and career editHe was born at Keopu Kailua North Kona on the island of Hawaii the son of Kaʻai died 1859 and Kaupena 1 2 His father was from Waikapu on the island of Maui and served as a servant at Pohukaina to Prince Lunalilo who would reign as king from 1873 to 1874 His paternal uncle was named Methuselah Mahuka died 1881 2 The younger Kaʻai was educated at schools in Wailuku He served as turnkey or under jailer for Oahu Prison before moving back to Hawaii Island where he served as deputy sheriff of Kona in the late 1860s 3 He was given many political appointments including marriage license agent for Hawaii on July 8 1869 tax assessor for Waialua Oahu on June 19 1877 and a member of the Board of Health on July 3 1878 4 He also served as an agent of the estate of Princess Ruth Keʻelikōlani 1 5 6 Kaʻai began his legislative career as a member of the House of Representatives the lower house of the legislature of the kingdom for the district of South Kona He sat as a representative during the legislative assemblies from 1870 to 1874 During the special session and regular session of 1874 he presided as Vice President of the Legislative Assembly After the accession of King Kalakaua to the Hawaiian throne Kaʻai switched his former loyalty from the defeated Queen Emma and became a supporter of the new monarch Kalakaua appointed him to the House of Nobles the upper house of the legislature on January 11 1876 and as a member of his Privy Council of State on December 10 1877 Kaʻai would serve as either a noble or cabinet minister note 1 from 1876 to his death in 1884 3 7 8 Kaʻai was a leading figure of a new generation of Hawaiian leaders along with Prince Leleiohoku II the brother of the king and John Makini Kapena The king appointed him to succeed Kapena as Minister of Finance from July 3 1878 to August 14 1880 From May 20 1882 to August 8 1882 he served as Minister of the Interior He was appointed as Minister of Finance for a second term from August 8 1882 to February 13 1883 4 9 10 An avid supporter of the absolute power of the king Kaʻai once stated at a public meeting in 1880 after his first dismissal from the cabinet that the King has the absolute right to make and unmake cabinets and that no one has the right to object or criticize no matter what he does or how he does it 3 11 Historian Ralph Simpson Kuykendall notes This statement is of great interest for it contains the very essence of one side of the constitutional controversy that raged in Hawaii for the next dozen years 11 Kaʻai was dismissed from his second term as minister on February 13 1883 The reason cited was for dereliction of ministerial duty with American ambassador Rollin M Daggett writing he was dismissed because of his notorious and persistent intemperance Kapena was appointed Minister of Finance in his place 3 12 13 14 Death editKaʻai died from a paralysis of the brain note 2 at his residence in Kapalama on March 22 1884 His funeral the following day was officiated by Reverend Henry Hodges Parker while many members of the government paid their respect to his passing He was interred beside his first wife in the cemetery of Kawaiahaʻo Church 16 17 18 He left a widow Becky Kekoa Kaʻai 1863 1903 his second wife and a surviving son Ernest Kaʻai who became a renowned musician and Hawaii s Greatest Ukulele Player 19 20 21 22 Notes edit Appointed cabinet ministers had the right to participate as ex officio members of the legislature as nobles Later sources claimed Kaʻai drank himself to death 15 References editCitations edit a b Ko Hawaii Paeaina 1884 a b Hawaii Supreme Court amp Foster 1887 pp 354 357 a b c d Kaeo amp Queen Emma 1976 p 191 a b Hawaii state office record Kanahele 1999 p 343 Van Dyke 2008 pp 106 109 Hawaii amp Lydecker 1918 pp 117 121 124 127 132 136 139 143 147 Osorio 2002 pp 149 163 228 278 Osorio 2002 p 278 Kuykendall 1967 p 187 a b Kuykendall 1967 p 219 Kuykendall 1967 pp 267 691 Alexander 1894 p 19 Van Dyke 2008 p 107 Alexander 1894 p 15 The Hawaiian Gazette 1884 Saturday Press 1884 Ka Nupepa Kuokoa 1884 Hawaii State Archives 2006 The Independent 1903 Drozd 1998 p 13 The Miami News 1962 Sources edit Books and journals Alexander William DeWitt 1894 Kalakaua s Reign A Sketch of Hawaiian History Honolulu Hawaiian Gazette Company OCLC 16331580 Drozd Karen S 1998 The Hawaiian ʻUkulele Its Players Makers Teachers and Continuity in Traditional Transmission Processes Honolulu University of Hawaii at Manoa OCLC 41410855 Hawaii 1918 Lydecker Robert Colfax ed Roster Legislatures of Hawaii 1841 1918 Honolulu Hawaiian Gazette Company OCLC 60737418 Hawaii Supreme Court Foster William 1887 Becky K Kaai v W M Mahuka et al Reports of Decisions Rendered by the Supreme Court of the Hawaiian Islands Vol 5 Honolulu Hawaiian Gazette Company pp 354 357 OCLC 20831363 Kaeo Peter Queen Emma 1976 Korn Alfons L ed News from Molokai Letters Between Peter Kaeo amp Queen Emma 1873 1876 Honolulu The University Press of Hawaii hdl 10125 39980 ISBN 978 0 8248 0399 5 OCLC 2225064 Kanahele George S 1999 Emma Hawaii s Remarkable Queen Honolulu University of Hawaii Press ISBN 978 0 8248 2240 8 OCLC 40890919 Kuykendall Ralph Simpson 1967 The Hawaiian Kingdom 1874 1893 The Kalakaua Dynasty Vol 3 Honolulu University of Hawaii Press ISBN 978 0 87022 433 1 OCLC 500374815 Osorio Jon Kamakawiwoʻole 2002 Dismembering Lahui A History of the Hawaiian Nation to 1887 Honolulu University of Hawaii Press ISBN 0 8248 2549 7 OCLC 48579247 Van Dyke Jon M 2008 Who Owns the Crown Lands of Hawaiʻi Honolulu University of Hawaii Press ISBN 978 0 8248 6560 3 OCLC 257449971 via Project MUSE Newspapers and online sources Death of S K Kaai The Hawaiian Gazette Honolulu March 26 1884 p 9 Retrieved December 25 2018 Hawaii State Archives 2006 Kaai marriage record Marriages Oahu 1832 1910 Retrieved December 26 2018 via Ulukau the Hawaiian Electronic Library a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint ref duplicates default link Hon Simona Kaloa Kaai Ka Nupepa Kuokoa Vol XXIII no 13 Honolulu March 29 1884 p 2 Retrieved December 25 2018 Hon Simona Kaloa Kaai Ko Hawaii Paeaina Vol VII no 13 Honolulu March 29 1884 p 2 Retrieved December 25 2018 Kaai 81 Showman Composer The Miami News Miami September 28 1962 p 7 Retrieved December 26 2018 Kaai Simon Kaloa office record PDF state archives digital collections state of Hawaii Retrieved December 26 2018 Local and General News The Independent Honolulu March 4 1903 p 3 Retrieved December 25 2018 Local Items Saturday Press Honolulu March 29 1884 p 9 Retrieved December 25 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Simon Kaloa Kaʻai amp oldid 1170475218, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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