House of Kalakaua
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The House of Kalakaua, or the Kalakaua Dynasty, was the reigning family of the Kingdom of Hawai'i between the assumption of David Kalakaua to the throne in 1874 and the overthrow of Lili'uokalani in 1893. (Liliuokalani died in 1917, leaving only cousins.) The House of Kalakaua was originally a family of chiefs on the island of Kauai, and ascended to the royal throne by election when the males of House of Kamehameha died out.
The most important events during the reign of the House of Kalakaua were the promulgation of the Bayonet Constitution and the overthrow of the kingdom by the Committee of Safety led by former Interior Minister Lorrin A. Thurston.
With the abdication of Lili'uokalani the House of Kalakaua ceased to reign, and the death of the Princess Victoria Kaiulani meant the loss of the last heir of the House of Kalakaua. The House of Kalakaua ceased to exist when the deposed Queen Liliuokalani died in 1917 - and was replaced by her cousins, i.e the House of Kawananakoa, organized by royal heir Prince David Kawananakoa. The House of Kawananakoa survives today and at least two of its members have claims to the throne should the Hawaiian monarchy be revived in some form.