Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
Some people leave a mark that lasts long beyond their years on this earth. Such is the story of Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole Pi’ikoi, born March 26, 1871.
As Kirstin Downey wrote in the first piece of a 10-part series on his life, “his Biblical first name, Jonah, came to seem almost prescient.”
“It recalls the scriptural story of a man who survived a terrifying brush with disaster and death, was swallowed by a monster, and emerged with a mission to save his people.”
This series was the culimination of months of research in state and national archives. Join us in honoring the many accomplishments of Kūhiō and learn a thing or two you may not have known about the man who shaped modern Hawaiʻi more than any other.
Read the series: civilbeat.org/category/prince-kuhio
Some people leave a mark that lasts long beyond their years on this earth. Such is the story of Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole Pi’ikoi, born March 26, 1871.
As Kirstin Downey wrote in the first piece of a 10-part series on his life, “his Biblical first name, Jonah, came to seem almost prescient.”
“It recalls the scriptural story of a man who survived a terrifying brush with disaster and death, was swallowed by a monster, and emerged with a mission to save his people.”
This series was the culimination of months of research in state and national archives. Join us in honoring the many accomplishments of Kūhiō and learn a thing or two you may not have known about the man who shaped modern Hawaiʻi more than any other.
Read the series: civilbeat.org/category/prince-kuhio
