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How Princeville Got its Name In 1853, an adventuresome Scottsman by the name of Robert Crichton Wyllie acquired the area of land known today as Princeville. Wyllie had been the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Hawaiian Kingdom under King Kamehameha IV. Fascinated by the growing sugar industry in the islands, Wyllie transformed the land and began the full-scale cultivation of sugar cane. He became quite the entrepreneur and developed a love for the ‘aina (land) and its native people. Robert Crichton Wyllie Robert Crichton Wyllie was thrilled to host King Kamehameha IV, Queen Emma and their young son, Prince Albert Edward Kauikeaouli Leiopapa A Kamehameha, in 1860. To commemorate their visit, Wyllie named his plantation “Princeville” in honor of the crown Prince. Many of the street names in Princeville pay homage to these historical figures of the Hawaiian monarchy and early Westerners.