Whereas, It has pleased Almighty God to remove from this world
our beloved Sovereign, His late Majesty, Kamehameha III.; and
whereas, by the will of His late Majesty, and by the
appointment and Proclamation of His Majesty and of the House
of Nobles, His Royal Highness, Prince Liholiho, was declared
to be His Majesty's Successor. Therefore, Public Proclamation
is hereby made, that Prince Alexander Liholiho is KING of the
Hawaiian Islands, under the style of KAMEHAMEHA IV. God
preserve the King.
KEONI ANA,
Kuhina Nui.