David Kawānanakoa
1868–1908 (age 40)
Royalty
Biography
Prince David Kawānanakoa belonged to the royal House of Kalākaua and was raised with a deep sense of Hawaiian stewardship. He served his people through membership in the legislature and by representing the islands with dignity as the changing political landscape unfolded around him.
Even as the tides of history shifted, he remained devoted to the preservation of Hawaiian culture and tradition, offering his voice to causes that upheld the identity and sovereignty of his homeland. His legacy endures among the aliʻi whose hearts remained fixed on aloha ʻāina.