Lot Lonoikaua Kamehameha Carey Lane was the last insurgent

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 to be captured by government forces after the Uprising of 1895

1895 Counter-Revolution in Hawaii

The 1895 Counter-revolution in Hawaii was a brief war from January 6 to January 9, 1895, that consisted of three battles on the island of Oahu, Hawaii...

 in Hawaii. He advocated better treatment for prisoners of war by the Republic of Hawaii

Republic of Hawaii

The Republic of Hawaii was the formal name of the government that controlled Hawaii from 1894 to 1898 when it was run as a republic. The republic period occurred between the administration of the Provisional Government of Hawaii which ended on July 4, 1894 and the adoption of the Newlands...

, while being incarcerated himself.

Early life

Lane was born 31 July 1864 in Waialua and was personally named after Kamehameha V

Kamehameha V

aloghaKamehameha V , born as Lot Kapuāiwa, reigned as monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii from 1863 to 1872. His motto was "Onipa`a": immovable, firm, steadfast or determined; he worked diligently for his people and kingdom and was described as the last great traditional chief...

. He was a brother of John Carey Lane

John Carey Lane

-Early years:Born at Makao, Oahu, Lane was educated at Hauula School and St. Louis College. He held various jobs as a clerk, and from 1893 to 1900 farmed near Honolulu...

 and of Irish-Hawaiian

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 who claimed to be descended from Kamehameha I

Kamehameha I

Kamehameha I , also known as Kamehameha the Great, conquered the Hawaiian Islands and formally established the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1810. By developing alliances with the major Pacific colonial powers, Kamehameha preserved Hawaii's independence under his rule...

 and the Irish Monarchy

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. He expressed this claim openly to fellow insurgents receiving the nickname “Kamehameha”.

Family

Lane married Elizabeth Lokai Haohele who had their daughter Bernicia Kailiponi Lane in 1898.

Military career

Lane was a Royal Guard during the Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii. He joined the insurgency and was a Lieutenant and third-in-command of the in the 1895 Uprising

1895 Counter-Revolution in Hawaii

The 1895 Counter-revolution in Hawaii was a brief war from January 6 to January 9, 1895, that consisted of three battles on the island of Oahu, Hawaii...

 under Robert W. Wilcox

Robert William Wilcox

Robert William Kalanihiapo Wilcox , nicknamed the Iron Duke of Hawaii, was a native Hawaiian revolutionary soldier and politician. He led uprisings against both the government of the Kingdom of Hawaii under King Kalākaua and the Republic of Hawaii under Sanford Dole, what are now known as the...

 and Samuel Nowlein. Lane was know to be intimidating standing six feet tall. He was a Second-in-command

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 during the Battle of Diamond Head were his brother was captured. During the Battle of Mānoa

Manoa

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 he was separated from the retreating insurgent force and fled into the Koolau mountains. He came out of hiding after fighting subsided believing a foreign intervention had come, after asking a passerby he discovered the Revolution was crushed. Contrary to the fears of Lt. Lane and the warning to Government Forces to use caution when encountering him, he surrendered peacefully to police becoming the last insurgent to be captured. After being brought to police headquarters he was escorted by six guards in fear he may overpower the regular amount for a normal prisoner. He was locked in with over a hundred undernourished POWs. He protested that night making noise with food trays and yelling to provide additional food. The guards gave in to his demands because of their fears of him.

Later life

After Hawaii’s annexation Lane became an US citizen and given the right to vote he eventually stated “Americans, like our chiefs of old, know that loyalty is assured by protecting the people's pride, America never tries to shame you.”