meet the requirements of the postal convention made with the New South Wales government in 1874. A mauve variation of the stamp was issued in 1883. Both varieties were in use until the Republic of Hawaii in 1894. Leleiohoku's life was dramatized in Almost a King by local Hawaiian playwright Clarence Waipa, which originally premiered in 1979 as the first act of a trilogy at St. Joseph High School in Hilo. The trilogy consists of Almost a King produced in 1979, Liliʻu E, produced in 1982 and Kaʻiulani, produced in 1986. This play was combined with Kaʻiulani, forming the first act of Ka ʻIu O Hoku by the Kamehameha Schools Hawai'i High School Hō'ike in 2017. Compositions Coming from a family of composers, Leleiohoku was regarded as the most talented of the four royal siblings. Historian George Kanahele said, "In composition, he was well advanced of Likelike and Liliʻuokalani". Today, Leleiohoku and his siblings are recognized by the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame as Na Lani ʻEhā (The Heavenly Four) for their patronage and enrichment of Hawaii's musical culture and history. Influenced by Henri Berger, the bandmaster of the Royal Hawaiian Band, Leleiohoku learned from and adapted elements of the folk tunes of visiting merchants, sailors and foreign settlers of Hawaii into his compositions. Leleiohoku was also an expert guitarist. More influenced by secular topics than his other siblings, Leleiohoku composed many love songs including "Adios Ke Aloha", regarded as his best composition, and "Moani Ke Ala". One of his composition "Kāua I Ka Huahuaʻi" was adapted by Johnny Noble into the popular American song, "Hawaiian War Chant". His sister Liliʻuokalani wrote in her memoir, Hawaii’s Story by Hawaii’s Queen: Honours Knight Grand Cross of the Most Noble Order of Kamehameha I. Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Kalākaua I. Ancestry Notes References Bibliography External links Hawaiian songwriters 1855 births 1877 deaths Royalty of the Hawaiian Kingdom Princes of Hawaii Heirs apparent who never acceded House of Kalākaua Heirs to the Hawaiian throne Burials at the Royal Mausoleum (Mauna ʻAla) Members of the Hawaiian Kingdom Privy Council Members of the Hawaiian Kingdom House of Nobles Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Kalākaua Hawaiian adoptees (hānai) ʻIolani School alumni Regents of the Hawaiian Kingdom Hawaiian Kingdom Anglicans Hawaiian Kingdom military officers