Rosenberg and the king enjoyed talking and drinking together, and Rosenberg encouraged him to revive traditional Hawaiian religion, an idea that fascinated Kalākaua but angered his political rivals.
Rosenberg and the king enjoyed talking and drinking together, but he was distrusted by other royal advisers and satirized in the Hawaiian press. He encouraged the king to revive traditional Hawaiian religion, an idea that fascinated Kalākaua but angered political rivals.