Samuel Kipi
| The Honourable Samuel Kipi | |
|---|---|
| Royal Governor of Hawaii | |
| In office March 2, 1874 – March 29, 1879 | |
| Monarch | Kalākaua |
| Preceded by | Keʻelikōlani |
| Succeeded by | Likelike |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1825 |
| Died | 1879 Hilo, Hawaii |
| Nationality | Kingdom of Hawaii |
| Spouse(s) | Nihoa Kipi |
| Children | Moses Kipi Hattie Kipi De Fries Kahue Kipi others |
| Occupation | Politician |
Samuel Kipi (c. 1825 – 1879) was a politician and statesman in the Kingdom of Hawaii who served as Royal Governor of the island Hawaii from 1874 to 1879.[1]
Life and career
Kipi entered the service of the Hawaiian government as a member of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Hawaiian legislature. He served as a representative from 1853 to 1874.[2][3] Kipi also served many other positions being appointed Land Appraiser for the island of Hawaii in August 22, 1873 and Boundary Commissioner for the 4th Judicial Circuit in October 29, 1878. On April 15, 1878, he was elevated to the position of a member of the House of Nobles, the upper house of the legislature traditionally reserved for the chiefs [4]
On March 2, 1874, he was appointed by the newly elected King Kalākaua as Governor of Hawaii Island, replacing Princess Keʻelikōlani, representative of the Kamehameha dynasty, as the administrative head of the island.[5] On April 3, 1874, Governor Kipi greeted Kalākaua, his wife Queen Kapiolani and other members of the royal party, while they were in Hilo on their royal tour around the kingdom. The King was welcomed by the burning of the kukui torches at the midday, which the new dynasty had adopted as its symbol. The King addressed the large crowd assembled, saying, "these people of the Big Island are among my most beloved children, being of the land of my ancestors," which prompted, Governor Kipi to state, "We give our full hearts unto you, O Chief."[6][7][8] In 1876, Max Buchner, a German physician and ethnographer, met Princess Keʻelikōlani along with Governor Kipi, whom he described as "an extremely worthy and proper-looking sturdy old gentleman in impeccable European clothing." On their trip back to Hilo from Honolulu, Buchner found it strange that the Governor didn't dine at the table with him, below deck, but chose instead to sit "above on the deck with the princess and chomped away at raw fish and poi."[9]
Death and family
Governor Kipi died in office in 1879, prior to March 29, when Princess Likelike was appointed to succeed him as the Royal Governor of Hawaii.[5][10][11] Due to his great honesty, fidelity and service to the Kingdom of Hawaii under five consecutive monarchs from Kamehameha III to Kalākaua, his widow Nihoa Kipi was given a pension of three hundred dollars per annum from the Public Treasury by the King in July 21, 1882 in order to provide for the large family of children.[12][13] Nihoa passed away in Hilo on either the 10th or 15 April 1885. The editor of The Hawaiian Gazette commented, "The old time natives are fast fading away; one by one they go." He also noted that "she was allied to the old lines of the chiefs."[14][15] Kipi and Nihoa had a large family with many children.[12][16] One of his sons was named Moses Kipi, who served as luna or supervisor at the Wainaku plantation; he died of heart failure on July 2, 1898, around the age of fifty.[17][18] Two daughters are known, one named Kahue Kipi and the other was Hattie Kawaianui Kamakao Kaopua Kipi (1864-1913), who married John H. De Fries of Puuloa, Oahu.[19][20]
References
- ↑ "All results for Kipi, including matches outside the UK and Ireland". London?: Ancestry.com.uk. 2012. Retrieved Nov 18, 2012.
- ↑ "Kipi, Samuel office record". state archives digital collections. state of Hawaii. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
- ↑ Osorio 2002, p. 109.
- ↑ Osorio 2002, p. 2.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Soszynski, Henry (7 March 2012). "Hawaiʻi Island". World of Royalty. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
- ↑ Mellen 1958, p. 27.
- ↑ Zambucka 2003, p. 20.
- ↑ "The Royal Progress Through the Hawaiian Kingdom". The Hawaiian Gazette. April 29, 1874. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
- ↑ Buchner 1878, p. 346.
- ↑ Kaeo & Queen Emma 1976, p. 214-215.
- ↑ "Wednesday, April 2, 1879". The Hawaiian Gazette. April 2, 1879. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Hawaii 1882, p. 663.
- ↑ "Legislative Assemby: Order of the Day". The Hawaiian Gazette. June 7, 1882. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
- ↑ "The Gazette's Hilo Letter". The Hawaiian Gazette. April 22, 1885. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
- ↑ "Local & General News". The Daily Bulletin. April 20, 1885. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
- ↑ Liliuokalani 2007, p. 74.
- ↑ Kaeo & Queen Emma 1976, p. 288.
- ↑ "Death of Moses Kipi". The Hawaiian Star. July 9, 1898. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
- ↑ "Samuel Kipi (deceased)". Geni.com. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
- ↑ "Local and General". The Honolulu Star-Bulletin. June 5, 1913. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
Bibliography
- Buchner, Max (1878). Reise durch den Stillen Ozean. J. U. Kern.
- Hawaii (1882). "An Act to Provide a Permanent Settlement For Nihoa, Widow of S. Kipi, Deceased". Laws of His Majesty Kalakaua, King of the Hawaiian Islands: Passed by the Legislative Assembly, at Its Session. Authority.
- Kaeo, Peter; Queen Emma (1976). Korn, Alfons L, ed. News from Molokai, letters between Peter Kaeo & Queen Emma, 1873-1876. The University Press of Hawaii. ISBN 978-0-8248-0399-5.
- Liliuokalani (2007) [1898]. Hawaii's story by Hawaii's queen, Liliuokalani. Lee and Shepard, reprinted by Kessinger Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-0-548-22265-2.
- Lydecker, Robert Colfax, ed. (1918). Roster Legislatures of Hawaii, 1841-1918. Hawaiian Gazette Company.
- Mellen, Kathleen Dickenson (1958). An Island Kingdom Passes: Hawaii Becomes American. Hastings House.
- Osorio, Jon Kamakawiwoʻole (2002). Dismembering Lāhui: A History of the Hawaiian Nation to 1887. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-2549-7.
- Zambucka, Kristin (2003). Kalakaua: Hawaii's Last King. Kristin Zambucka Books. ISBN 0931897041.
| Preceded by Keʻelikōlani |
Royal Governor of Hawaii 1874 - 1879 |
Succeeded by Likelike |