Fun fact, after the grand master of the Order of St. John surrendered to Napoleon at the french invasion of Malta, the order moved to Russia and named Paul I as

Fun fact, after the grand master of the Order of St. John surrendered to Napoleon at the french invasion of Malta, the order moved to Russia and named Paul I as its sovereign protector. The Russian tradition of the Order of St. John exists today in Hawai'i (and around the world). They have a meeting in Honolulu on the first friday of every month. Sen. Daniel Akaka and Gov. George Ariyoshi were both invested into the order. Today they do charity work, funding various humanitarian projects around the world. The Kingdom of Hawaii actually had a very friendly relationship with Russia. King Kalakaua was a member of the Order and was even gifted a portrait of Czar Alexander II, which is still hanging in Iolani Palace to this day.