What did Hawaiians invent?

Inventions by King David Kalakaua Hawai'i's King David Kalakaua was a scientist, inventor and Renaissance man. The King invented an improved double screw and improved bottle stopper in 1872. He invented a new fish ram and a torpedo-proof vessel in 1875. Both inventions by the King received U.S. Patents.



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