sentences:  Granting the insignia and awards of the Order was determined by the number of living members of the Order.The Royal Order of Kalākaua I (Kalākaua I e Hookanaka) was instituted on 28 September 1874 by King Kalākaua I to commemorate his accession to the throne of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi on 12 February 1874.This order was granted to both native Hawaiians and foreigners for superlative service to the monarch and to the kingdom.