People from Maui County - People from Lahaina, Hawaii, People from Maui, People from Molokai, Robert William Wilcox, Laird Hamilton (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 33. Chapters: People from Lahaina, Hawaii, People from Maui, People from Molokai, Robert William Wilcox, Laird Hamilton, Samuel C. Armstrong, Kendall Grove, Patsy Mink, Camile Velasco, Shane Victorino, Poncie Ponce, Robert Baker Aitken, Isabella Abbott, Danny Ongais, Marianne Cope, Anthony T. Kaho ohanohano, Armine von Tempski, Barney F. Hajiro, Spar Street, Candis Cayne, Keali i Reichel, Kanekoa Texeira, David Lewiston, David Malo, Wally Yonamine, Betsy Nagelsen, Kiana Tom, Tadashi Sato, Cedric Ceballos, Amy Gilliom, Sasha Barrese, Renee Alway, Becky Worley, Rene Sylva, Sean McLaughlin, Dylan Donkin, Hannibal Tavares, Harry Field, Melveen Leed, Charlie Chong, William Thomas Dunn, Brian Wittman. Excerpt: With Laanui Robert William Kalanihiapo Wilcox (February 15, 1855-October 23, 1903), nicknamed the Iron Duke of Hawaii, was a native Hawaiian revolutionary soldier and politician. He led uprisings against both the government of the Kingdom of Hawaii under King Kal kaua and the Republic of Hawaii under Sanford Dole, what are now known as the Wilcox rebellions. He was later elected the first delegate to the United States Congress for the Territory of Hawaii. Robert Wilcox wearing his 'ahu'ula signifying Hawaiian nobilityWilcox was born February 15, 1855 on the island of Maui. His father Captain William Slocum Wilcox (1814-1910) was a native of Newport, Rhode Island. His mother Kalua Makoleokalani (1836-1865), a native of Maui, was the daughter of Makoleokalani Hiapo (grandchild of Keaweikekahiali iokamoku) and Haupa, a direct descendant of Lonomakaihonua (the son and the brother, respectively, of King Lonohonuakini and King Kaulahea II of Maui, who reigned in the 1600s). His parents sent him to Haleakala Boarding School in the town of Makawao. Upon completion of his studies, Wilcox became a teacher at a Maui country school. In 1880, ...