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Hawaiian National Party
Founded1873
Headquarters Honolulu, Hawaii
Ideology

The Hawaiian National Party also known as the Young Hawaiian Party, King's Party or Government Party [1] was a political party in Hawaii under King David Kalākaua, formed to support him in the event of a second election held after the death of Lunalilo.

Lunalilo's death led to the Royal Election of 1874. Queen Emma and her party, the Queen Emma Party, unsuccessfully ran against Kalākaua. [2] Following his win in the election, Kalākaua put members of his party in appointed positions and they were a powerful bloc in the kingdom's legislature. The party emphasized central authority, expanded foreign relations, and a nationalism that stimulated what became known as the First Hawaiian Renaissance. [3] The party was usually associated with government workers.

References

  1. ^ The diaries of Walter Murray Gibson: 1886, 1887 By Walter Murray Gibson
  2. ^ Ralph Simpson Kuykendall (1967). Hawaiian Kingdom 1874-1893, the Kalakaua Dynasty. Vol. 3. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN  978-0-87022-433-1.
  3. ^ Dismembering lāhui by Jon Kamakawiwoʻole Osorio p 180