on november 24, the remains of the prince were transported back to oahu, on board the schooler "kaluna", for a proper burial suited for his rank. the state funeral procession occurred on december 27, and was attended by thousands of natives, foreign residents and visitors including the royal family and members of the government. russian traveler aleksei vysheslavtsev, who arrived in honolulu days before, latter wrote down a detail account of the events in "ocherki perom i karandashom, iz krugosvetnogo plavaniya" ("sketches in pen and pencil from a voyage around the world"). a contradictory report by scottish traveling performer john henry anderson described an earlier funeral service for the prince which was held at kawaiahaʻo church on sunday, november 6. the funeral was estimated to have cost at least $10,000.