Samuel K. Pua

Samuel K. Pua
Member of the Kingdom of Hawaii
House of Representatives
for the Fifth Ward of Honolulu, Oahu
In office
May 28, 1892 – January 14, 1893
Sheriff of Hawaii County, Territory of Hawaii
Personal details
Born
Samuel Kaholoʻokalani Pua

(1867-10-27)October 27, 1867
DiedAugust 1, 1932(1932-08-01) (aged 64)
NationalityKingdom of Hawaii
United States
Political partyNational Liberal
Spouse(s)Adelaide K. Wiltse
Elizabeth K. Waiolaina
ChildrenRuby K. Pua
Parent(s)David William Pua and Mary Nahakuelua Pua
OccupationPolitician, Newspaper Editor, Lawyer, Sheriff

Samuel Kaholoʻokalani Pua[1] (October 27, 1867 – August 1, 1932) was a Native Hawaiian politician, newspaper editor, lawyer and sheriff of Hawaii. He served as a legislator during the last years of the Kingdom of Hawaii and worked as an assistant editor for the anti-annexationist newspaper Ke Ahailono o Hawaii (translated as The Hawaiian Herald) run by members of Hui Kālaiʻāina (Hawaiian Political Association), after the overthrow of the monarchy. After the annexation, he became a sheriff during the Territory of Hawaii.

  1. ^ "Advertisement". Evening Bulletin. Honolulu. May 17, 1897. p. 2.

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