Rise of the Kingdom Of Hawaii

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The passing of King Kamehameha V's uncle was a sad time for the Kingdom. The young kind had now lost his Uncle, who had also acted as a teacher. He had taught the future ruler how to act and what his duties were. He also had seen how his Uncle had made decisions.
He knew that there would be the appointing of a new Prime Minister and he hoped that he would be able to have some say in the matter.
The funeral would be the second one that he had attended. He could barely remember the one for his father. At the Church he came up to say a few words about his Uncle. He was able to tell the people that had gathered that his Uncle had prepared him for the time that would come. And that he loved the nation and all of its people.
The Royal Guard escorted the body to the tomb for burial.

 

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Queen Emma's rule as Regent was a smooth one. Her son began to take more of an interest in the affairs of state. It was her son who proposed the person that would be the next Prime Minister of Hawaii.
In fact in OTL he would have become King after Kamehameha V.Lunalilo was selected by the young King to take the Prime Ministers post. His mother had some doubts but the young King was able to get his way. As a result Prime Minister Lunalilo accepted the post and became Prime Minister in 1873. Unforunately he would only hold the post until his death in 1876.

 

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The young Kings move did bring about a much welcome sense that their future ruler was thinking of the welfare of his subjects. Queen Emma had had some doubts but decided to humor her son in this matter. During his short reign as Prime Minister he brought about several reforms.
Hawaii continued to prosper as trade with the US and the British dominions grew.

 

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1876 The 18 year old King was now granted more of his powers as King as the Coronation was set to take place the Regency was slowly coming to an end . In three years King Kamehameha V would fully have all of his powers as Monarch. He now understood a great deal of what his late Uncle had been trying to teach him. He knew that he would have to seek a bride to ensure that his family's line continued.
Hawaii had changed a great deal over the years.
He was ready . His Godmother, Queen Victoria had sent presents to mark the occasion as well as a personal representativ.e

 

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Hawaii was celebrating its new King coming to power. It was fortunate that the Hawaiian economy seemed to be growing. There was still a search to find something that Hawaii could grow or make to produce more growth.
The Naval Ministry was being reorganized. Hawaii's Naval Academy was celebrating its 3rd birthday. There was talk of following through with a school for the Army. The Monarchy continued to fund the sending of Hawaiian overseas to schools in Europe and the United States to gain schooling and advance training.

 

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1879 The Young King now had all of his powers and the Regency Council was disbanded. Work had begun on the new palace and the King was looking to find his Queen.
An outbreak of measles, which came in from San Francisco caused some concern for the King but the health Authorities were able to contain it. Thus the country finally appeared able to deal with health problems without suffering the loss of large numbers of people. Chinese laborers were arrive to work in the island and there was a growing immigrant population from Portugal.
The economy continued to grow . Another experiment was undertaken to grow the beans needed in the manufacturing of chocolate. The country was still trying to find a miracle product which would produce more revenue.

 

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1880 The young King was now understanding all of the time that his Uncle spent training him to be King. It was a job that involved a lot of learning and demand that decisions be made. His Mother was looking for a match that would be perfect.
Meanwhile an attempt was being made to add another crop to those grown in Hawaii Coco . This bean was needed to produce Chocolate and the feeling was it might eventually become a money maker. But so far there had been nothing that had presented the island with a sure money maker.
The islands first railroad had been under construction.

 

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Still every effort had been made to improve and diversify the Hawaiian economy