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Royal Hawaiian Band
Ka Pāna Ali‘i ‘O Hawai‘i, est. 1836
William Merseburgh
1848 - 1870
A native of Germany on loan to the Kingdom of Hawai‘i for a contract of 5 years (though staying on the position longer), was paid $30 a month and made to promise to abstain from all intoxicating drinks.
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