Born in Kawaihae, Hawai‘i; graduated from Lahainaluna Seminary; became district and circuit judge on Maui; succeeded James Young as governor of Maui; served as governor, 1852–1874. (See Day, History Makers of Hawaii, 99; Kuykendall, Hawaiian Kingdom, 2:306, 3:758; GQC journal, Sept. 1, 1852; July 25, 1853; Mar. 30, 1854.)