However, when King Kamehameha IV (who was considered pro-British) came to the throne in 1855, the annexation idea was put on hold.
He presented his credentials on May 21, 1858 to King Kamehameha IV.
Kamehameha Schools | Kamehameha III | Kamehameha II | Kamehameha I | Kamehameha | Kamehameha V | King Kamehameha | Kamehameha IV | House of Kamehameha | Albert Kamehameha |
During Kamehameha IV and Queen Emma's wedding in 1856, he offered his own wedding band to the king to allow the ceremony to continue.