E Ola Ke Aliʻi Ke Akua (God Save the King) was the national anthem of the Kingdom of Hawaii from 1860 until 1866. It was composed in 1860 by Prince William Charles Lunalilo, who later became King Lunalilo. Prior to 1860, the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi lacked its own national anthem and had used the British royal anthem God Save The Queen. A contest was sponsored in 1860 by Kamehameha IV, who wanted a song with Hawaiian lyrics set to the tune of the British anthem. The winning entry was written by the 25-year-old Lunalilo and was reputed to have been written in 20 minutes. It was replaced by King Kamehameha V In 1866 by He Mele Lāhui Hawaiʻi. Pictured: King Kamehameha V