Ka Pule a Ka Haku
E ko mākou Makua i loko o ka Lani
e hoʻāno ʻia kou inoa; e hiki mai kou aupuni; e mālama ʻia kou makemake ma ka honua nei e like me ia i mālama ʻia ma ka lani lā E hāʻawi mai iā mākou i kēia lā i ʻai na mākou no nēia lā e kala mai hoʻi iā mākou i kā mākou lawehala ʻana, me mākou e kala nei i ka poʻe i lawehala i kā mākou. Mai hoʻokuʻu ʻoe iā mākou i ka hoʻowalewale ʻia mai Akā, e hoʻopakele nō naʻe iā mākou i ka ʻino. No ka mea, nou ke aupuni, a me ka mana a me ka hoʻonani ʻia a mau loa aku. ʻĀmene. |
The Lord’s PrayerOur Father in heaven,
hallowed be your Name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial, and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and for ever. Amen. |
The Aliʻi were the traditional nobility of the Hawaiian islands. They were part of a hereditary line of rulers, the Noho Aliʻi.
OUR ALIʻI
King Kamehameha IV and Queen Emma were responsible for bringing the Anglican Church to Hawaiʻi. The first services of the church were held on October 12, 1862, amidst a time of mourning for the young Prince of Hawaiʻi, the only son of the King and Queen who died shortly before the arrival of the Bishop. The arrival of the Bishop had been long anticipated and prepared for by the King, who had translated much of the Book of Common Prayer into the Hawaiian language and had written a Preface explaining this new Anglican Christianity to his people.
King Kamehameha IV
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Queen Emma
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Prince Albert
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King Kamehameha V
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King KalākauaNovember 16, 1832, marked the birthday of David La‘amea Kamanakapu‘u Mahinulani Naloia‘ehuokalani Lumialani, the son of high chief Caesar Kapa‘akea and high chiefess Ane Keohokālole. His younger sisters were Lili‘uokalani, the last sovereign ruler of the independent Hawaiian Nation, and Likelike, the mother of Princess Ka‘iulani. Kalākaua was educated at the Chiefs’ Children’s School in Honolulu, now known as Royal School, and was later privately tutored in military training, serving as a member of the Kingdom’s militia at a young age. He also studied law with a tutor and was admitted to the Bar in the Kingdom. His legal background helped Kalākaua serve as the Kingdom’s first Postmaster General.
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When Kamehameha V died in 1872 without naming a successor, the Constitution of the Kingdom gave the Legislature the power to elect a new ruler. In 1873, William Charles Lunalilo was elected King instead of Kalākaua, his opponent. When Lunalilo died a year later, the Legislature chose Kalākaua over his opponent Queen Emma, wife of the late Alexander Liholiho, Kamehameha IV, by a vote of 39 to 6. Shortly after Kalākaua was elected King in 1874 at the age of 37, there was a riot in Honolulu by the supporters of Queen Emma. There were several important firsts during Kalākaua’s seventeen-year reign as a monarch. He was the first king to circumnavigate the globe, visiting many nations in Asia and Europe and strengthening Hawai‘i’s diplomatic ties internationally. He used his travels to increase his own knowledge and understanding of other countries. He had ‘Iolani Palace rebuilt in 1882 and equipped with electric lights in 1887, the first royal palace in the world to have electricity. Kalākaua was also one of the first in the Hawaiian Kingdom to have a telephone. Described as a very fine and intelligent man by Robert Louis Stevenson, Kalākaua was an accomplished musician and author. During his reign, Kalākaua revived the Hawaiian culture with particular interest in music from the chants of his ancestors to the popular waltzes of the time, including restoring public performances of the hula. His most notable works are the Kingdom’s national anthem (now appropriated as the State of Hawai‘i anthem), “Hawai‘i Pono‘ī,” and “The Legends and Myths of Hawaii,” originally published in 1888. He was nicknamed the “Merrie Monarch” because of the many gala events and festivals he hosted at ‘Iolani Palace. Today, the world-renowned Merrie Monarch Festival held annually in Hilo on Hawai‘i Island honors him for his efforts in the revival of Hawaiian culture. Kalākaua faced many political challenges, especially those from the non-Hawaiian business community. The wealthy pro-American businessmen felt that the King should share his power. It was a power struggle that the King was not able to win. On July 6, 1887, he was forced to sign a new constitution, often referred to as the Bayonet Constitution (for obvious reasons), which severely restricted his powers and signaled the end of the monarchy. By 1890, the King’s health began to fail because he suffered from a kidney ailment. Under the advice of his physician, he traveled to San Francisco. But his health continued to decline. He died on January 20, 1891. Sadly, his remains were returned to Honolulu aboard the American ship, the USS Charleston. Expecting a gala celebration on his return home, the people instead attended the King’s funeral. |
Queen KapiʻolaniKapiʻolani was born December 31, 1834, in Hilo on Hawaiʻi Island to High Chief Kuhio Kalanianaʻole of Hilo and High Chiefess Kinoiki Kekaulike of Kauaʻi, the daughter of King Kaumualiʻi, last King of an independent Kauaʻi before its amicable cession to Kamehameha the Great. She was named Kapiʻolani, after her great-aunt High Chiefess Kapiʻolani, who defied the goddess Pele in the name of Christianity. Her name, Kapiʻolani, is composed of three words (ka pi‘o lani) and means “The Heavenly Arch” or “The Royal Arch.” Kapi‘olani’s first marriage was to High Chief Bennett Nāmākēhā, who was more than thirty years older than Kapiʻolani. He was an uncle of Queen Emma on her father George Naʻea’s side. This made her aunt by marriage to Queen Emma, who she served as her highest lady-in-waiting. Kapiʻolani was the caretaker of Haku O Hawaiʻi, Prince Albert Kamehameha.
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Although it had been said that Queen Emma blamed Kapi‘olani for the child’s death as he was under Kapi‘olani’s care at the time, Queen Emma wrote Kapi‘olani a very kind reply in March 1863 to her letter, “Dear Kapi‘olani, my companion in the caring of my son. You were my son’s favorite, your chest must be filled with hurt. You were our third companion.” On December 8, 1863, Kapiʻolani remarried to Kalākaua in a quiet ceremony conducted by an Episcopal minister. Their wedding was heavily criticized since it fell during the time of mourning for King Kamehameha IV. She and Kalākaua were childless so she and her sister Poʻomaikelani adopted, in the tradition of hānai, their sister Victoria Kinoiki Kekaulike’s three sons. Kapiʻolani took David Kawānanakoa and Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole, and Poʻomaikelani adopted Edward Abnel Keliʻiahonui. In 1883, Kalākaua made Kapi‘olani’s nephews princes of Hawai‘i with the style of Highness in honor of his coronation. In 1887, Queen Kapiʻolani traveled to London to attend Queen Victoria’s 50th Jubilee celebration. Crown Princess Liliʻuokalani, King Kalākaua’s sister, traveled with Kapiʻolani as her interpreter since though Kapiʻolani was brought up understanding English, she refused to speak anything but Hawaiian. The Hawaiian Royal family were treated as dignitaries and were seated with the British Royal family in the front of Westminster Abbey. Queen Kapiʻolani established the Kapiʻolani Maternity Home, where Hawaiian mothers could receive care, as well as their newborn babies. It survives today as the Kapiʻolani Medical Center. Kapiʻolani Park in Waikīkī was named after the Queen by her husband Kalākaua. One of her noted compositions to Hawaiian music was a love song she wrote for her husband, “Ka Ipo Lei Manu.” Kalākaua died in San Francisco before he could hear the musical composition from his Queen. After the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawai‘i’s government and her eviction from ʻIolani Palace, Queen Kapiʻolani retired to her private residence Pualeilani in Waikīkī, dying there June 24, 1899, at age sixty-four. She was interred in the Royal Mausoleum of Hawai‘i along with her husband. |
Princess Victoria
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Queen Liliʻuokalani
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Biographies of our Ali'i can be found on St. John's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church website.
ALIʻI SUNDAYS
The Cathedral of St. Andrew honors Hawaiʻi's Royalty through periodic Aliʻi Sunday services.
January 5, 2025
Queen Emma Birthday January 26, 2025 Feast Day Honoring Queen Liliʻuokalani February 9, 2025 King Kamehameha IV Birthday March 2, 2025 Evensong, 5:30pm King Kamehameha V His Laying of the Cathedral Cornerstone May 4, 2025 Prince Albert Kamehameha Birthday |
May 18, 2025
Queen Liliʻoukalani Baptism and Reception October 19, 2025 Evensong, 5:30pm Princess Kaʻiulani Birthday November 16, 2025 King Kalākaua Birthday November 23, 2025 Feast Day Honoring Our Holy Sovereigns King Kamehameha IV and Queen Emma December 28, 2025 Queen Kapiʻolani Birthday |