Bibliography of Kalākaua

Upon Lunalilo's death, Kalākaua won election over his political opponent Queen Emma.

[2] The second was President Ulysses S. Grant hosting him as honoree of the first state dinner at the White House.

[3] Kalākaua's 1881 world tour was his attempt to save the Hawaiian culture and population from extinction by importing a labor force from Asia-Pacific nations.

His efforts brought the small island nation to the attention of world leaders, and also gave him the distinction of being the first reigning monarch to circumnavigate the globe.

[4] The following is a list of scholarly and historical resources related to his life, and to his reign as Hawaiʻi's last king.