Mary Kaye 1924-2007Last weekend, a descendant of Hawaiian royalty passed away. Her American name was Mary Kaye, but she was born Mary Ka’aihue, the daughter of Johnny “Ukulele” Ka’aihue ( a pure Hawaiian) and granddaughter of Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalaniana’ole, brother (by adoption) of Hawaii’s last monarch, Queen Liliu’okalani. The Queen was a musician and composer, and wrote the world famous song “Aloha O’e”. Her monarchy was overthrown in 1893 by US businessmen.
Prince Kuhio
After Hawaii was annexed by the USA, Prince Kuhio (a very well educated man who had attended university in California and England) was the delegate in the US House from the Territory of Hawai‘i from 1903 to 1922. His life story is worth at least a post of its own.
Johnny Ukulele was one of the original group that Olympic Gold Medalist Duke Kahanamoku brought to the mainland USA in 1916 as part […]
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