Guess what holiday we celebrated last week on March 26th? It was Prince Kuhio Day! Your probably wondering who's that? I'll answer that for you! Let's start with the history behind Prince Kuhio. First of all, his whole name is Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole. He was prince when the Kingdom of Hawaii was being removed from power by businessmen in 1893. Then he became a politician in the Territory of Hawaii, and he was a delegate in the US Congress. He was also the very first Native Hawaiian and the very first person to be elected in that position that was a born a royal.
Monday, April 8, 2013
Prince Kuhio Holiday
By: Rhyanne Javier
Guess what holiday we celebrated last week on March 26th? It was Prince Kuhio Day! Your probably wondering who's that? I'll answer that for you! Let's start with the history behind Prince Kuhio. First of all, his whole name is Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole. He was prince when the Kingdom of Hawaii was being removed from power by businessmen in 1893. Then he became a politician in the Territory of Hawaii, and he was a delegate in the US Congress. He was also the very first Native Hawaiian and the very first person to be elected in that position that was a born a royal.
Guess what holiday we celebrated last week on March 26th? It was Prince Kuhio Day! Your probably wondering who's that? I'll answer that for you! Let's start with the history behind Prince Kuhio. First of all, his whole name is Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole. He was prince when the Kingdom of Hawaii was being removed from power by businessmen in 1893. Then he became a politician in the Territory of Hawaii, and he was a delegate in the US Congress. He was also the very first Native Hawaiian and the very first person to be elected in that position that was a born a royal.
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