Photo: retouched photograph by J. J. Williams, based on an earlier photo by Menzies Dickson / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)

Lunalilo

ルナリロ　/　るなりろ

American composer

January 31, 1835 – February 3, 1874　・　Honolulu, United States

composer

My Take

What strikes me about Lunalilo is how the database flattens a Hawaiian king into a single line: composer. He was the sixth monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, elected in 1873 and gone within a year, a grandnephew of Kamehameha I. That he's remembered partly for his music tells me he was more than a political figurehead, but the brevity of his reign, just over a year before his death in 1874 at thirty-nine, leaves me with a sense of unfinished history. I'd love to know which melodies survived him. The royal lineage and the composer's hand together paint someone I wish I knew more about.

Overview

Lunalilo (William Charles Lunalilo; January 31, 1835 – February 3, 1874) was the sixth monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii from his election on January 8, 1873, until his death a year later. Born to Kekāuluohi and High Chief Charles Kanaʻina, he was of royal descent and a grandnephew of King Kamehameha I.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Lunalilo
Name (Japanese): ルナリロ
Reading: るなりろ
Born: January 31, 1835 – February 3, 1874
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Goat
Origin: Honolulu, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: composer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AB%E3%83%8A%E3%83%AA%E3%83%AD

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