In 1849, he and schoolmate Charles Hastings Judd, as children of ministers of the cabinet of Kamehameha III, attended the Chiefs Children's School, where they became friends with schoolmate, and future King of Hawaii, David Kalākaua.
In 1849, he and schoolmate Charles Hastings Judd, as children of ministers of the cabinet of Kamehameha III, attended the Chiefs Children's School. They formed a lifelong friendship with schoolmate, and future King of Hawaii, David Kalākaua.