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| − | The Order of Kamehameha I was a national decoration awarded by the [[Kingdom of Hawaii|Kingdom of Hawaiʻi]]. | + | The Order of Kamehameha I was a national decoration awarded by the [[Kingdom of Hawaii|Kingdom of Hawaiʻi]], created by King [[Kalakaua|Kalākaua]] in the 1870s-80s, and named after the founder of the kingdom. |
On March 15, [[1881]], during King [[Kalakaua|Kalākaua's]] visit to Japan, he bestowed the Order upon the [[Meiji Emperor]], and upon [[Price Arisugawa|Princes Arisugawa]], [[Prince Fushimi|Fushimi]], [[Prince Higashifushimi Yoshiaki|Higashifushimi Yoshiaki]], and [[Prince Kitashirakawa|Kitashirakawa]]. | On March 15, [[1881]], during King [[Kalakaua|Kalākaua's]] visit to Japan, he bestowed the Order upon the [[Meiji Emperor]], and upon [[Price Arisugawa|Princes Arisugawa]], [[Prince Fushimi|Fushimi]], [[Prince Higashifushimi Yoshiaki|Higashifushimi Yoshiaki]], and [[Prince Kitashirakawa|Kitashirakawa]]. | ||
Revision as of 00:31, 5 August 2014
The Order of Kamehameha I was a national decoration awarded by the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi, created by King Kalākaua in the 1870s-80s, and named after the founder of the kingdom.
On March 15, 1881, during King Kalākaua's visit to Japan, he bestowed the Order upon the Meiji Emperor, and upon Princes Arisugawa, Fushimi, Higashifushimi Yoshiaki, and Kitashirakawa.
References
- Masaji Marumoto, "Vignette of Early Hawaii-Japan Relations: Highlights of King Kalakaua's Sojourn in Japan on His Trip around the World as Recorded in His Personal Diary", Hawaiian Journal of History 10 (1976), 62.
