Talk:Kalākaua

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[edit] moves

as per Wiki convention re article titles for sovereign monarchs; I disagree that the country names should not be used; country names are used for even the most tiny, minor principality in Mitteleuropa ... Hawaii should be given its proper designation (as should Japan) Mowens35 22:37, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Great work on expanding this and other Hawaiian history articles, especially by Gerald Farinas!

Engraving of David Kalakaua of Hawaii
Engraving of David Kalakaua of Hawaii

I'm putting a copy of the earlier illustration used in this article here in talk. I'm glad Wikipedia now has a better image of him here (in addition to the photograph at Republic of Hawaii), but since I scanned the below from an original 19th century source, I'm putting it here in case someone might find some other use for it sometime, rather than leaving the image apparently orphaned. Cheers, -- Infrogmation 22:54, 6 Jul 2004 (UTC)


I reverted anon taking the text to the name "Kalakaua" by cut & paste. Do not attempt to "move" pages to new titles this way; use the "move page" feature, otherwise article history and atribution is lost. It may also be a good idea to discuss on the talk page first if you think a page should be at another title. -- Infrogmation 21:31, 9 Jul 2004 (UTC)

See also Wikipedia:Naming conventions (names and titles) about conventions for listing monarchs. -- Infrogmation

I think the Hawaiian monarchy should use the names they adopted upon assuming the crown (i.e., Kalakaua instead of his legal name David Kalakaua). And based on what I've read from the Wikipedia:Naming conventions (names and titles) article, at the very bottom there is a provision for non-European and non-Western names. As the Hawaiian monarchy is a non-European and non-Western royal family with names unique only to Hawai'i, I don't think they need the "of Hawaii" designation at the end of their Wikipedia titles. It should be titled just as the Chinese and Japanese royal names are titled on Wikipedia, without the country designation at the end. Again, see Hirohito and Akihito as examples. Sure, it makes sense for the European names to be labeled in that manner because their names are used in numerous countries. But the Hawaiian names, like the Chinese and Japanese royal names, are unique and have no need for the "of Hawaii" designation in the title. Anyway, that's what I think. --James Easton 20:51, 13 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Discussion was posted at the talk page of the naming conventions article: Hawaiian Monarchy Names Discussion

I think I kinda agree. --Keev
For the record I have no objection to moving the names. I reverted anon's moves mostly because they were done improperly by copy & paste rather than proper use of "move article" feature. A secondary objection of mine was because it seemed to have been done unilaterally without proper discussion. If consensus is to move and an admin is needed to delete any redirects during the moving process, I'll be happy to help if asked. -- Infrogmation 21:38, 13 Jul 2004 (UTC)
  • Oppose te move. Simplicity in headings is best. No need to include anything else than Kalakaua 217.140.193.123 6 July 2005 16:47 (UTC)
  • Kalakaua of Hawaii for me --Henrygb 19:14, 17 July 2005 (UTC)

It was requested that Kalakaua be moved to either Kalakaua of Hawai'i, Kalakaua, King of Hawai'i, or King Kalakaua of Hawai'i. I among others oppose such moves. As can be read above, the requests received opposition and the poll went stale. Requests denied. Arrigo 12:49, 26 August 2005 (UTC)

Instead of having to place opinions on multiple pages, we should follow the example of the users over at the Japan manual of style pages and move all related discussions to one place. Thus, I'm requesting that we move all discussions about the naming conventions of Hawaiian monarchs to Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Hawaii/Manual of Style. 青い(Aoi) 06:26, 27 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Royal consorts and monarchs

hi there. i´m trying to get a discussion going to change the rules on naming consorts, monarchs, etc.. it´s a bit of mess at the moment. maybe you wanna join in and give your opinion? feel free [1] cheers Antares911 23:50, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Removed section

I removed the following section from the article because it really didn't belong where it was posted and the information in the section could easily be found in other parts of the article.

[edit] general info

He was King Kalakaua. Also known as “The Merrie Monarch”. he reigned February 12, 1874 - January 20, 1891. Name: David Laamea Kamanakapuu Mahinulani Nalaiaehuokalani Lumialani Kalākaua. He was born November 12, 1836 in Honolulu Hawaii. His parents were Kapaakea and Keohokalole. Married to Kapiolani.

No children. Died January 20, 1891.