Order of Kamehameha I
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The Order of Kamehameha I was a national decoration awarded by the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi.
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.
