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The Royal Order of Kamehameha I is a Knightly Order established by His Majesty, Kamehameha V (''Lot Kapuaiwa Kalanikapuapaikalaninui Ali`iolani Kalanimakua'') in 1865, to promote and defend the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Hawaii. Established by the 1864 Constitution, the Order of Kamehameha I is the first order of its kind in Hawaii. ==History== After Lot Kapuāiwa took the throne as King Kamehameha V, he established, by special decree, the Order of Kamehameha I on April 11, 1865, named to honor his grandfather Kamehameha I, founder of the Kingdom of Hawaii and the House of Kamehameha. Its purpose to promote and defend the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Hawaii. Until the reign of Kalakaua, this would be the only Order instituted. The Order of Kamehameha I does not have any connection with the Kamehameha Lodge of Perfection No. 1 a masonic society. The Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawai`i authorized the King to create the knighty Order of Kamehameha I. The Royal Order of Kamehameha I is a benevolent Hawaiian Royal Society with rituals based on and associated with Masonic rites, but retaining a distinct Native Hawaiian root. Upon the overthrow of the kingdom of Queen Liliuokalani, the provisional government of the Committee of Safety (many from conservative western missionary families) declared the order a threat to national security and forcibly suppressed it. The Order of Kamehameha I continued to exist as an underground society, keeping vigil for the restoration of the Hawaiian monarchy and to aid Hawaiians in need. The Order was reorganized by Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaole in 1902. In 1903, the Order of Kamehameha I came out of hiding when Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaole led a torchlight ceremony to the statue of Kamehameha I in front of Aliiōlani Hale. He announced the reorganizing of the order to a benevolent society and established new civic clubs to act as grassroots organizations in advocacy of native Hawaiians. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Royal Order of Kamehameha I」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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