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Kamehameha I (Hawaiian pronunciation: [kəmehəˈmɛhə]; Kalani Paiʻea Wohi o Kaleikini Kealiʻikui Kamehameha o ʻIolani i Kaiwikapu kauʻi Ka Liholiho Kūnuiākea; c. 1736 – c. 1761 to May 8 or 14, 1819), also known as Kamehameha the Great, [2] was the conqueror and first ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
The god Kū-ka-ili-moku was left to Kamehameha I by his uncle Kalaniʻōpuʻu. The origins of the House of Kamehameha stems from the progenitor, Keōua Kalanikupuapa`ikalaninui who was the sacred father of Kamehameha I and by the royal court of his brother Kalaniʻōpuʻu [3] who later became king and gave his war god Kuka'ilimoku to Kamehameha I. Kalaniʻōpuʻu's father was ...
She was first wife of the king Kamehameha I before the Battle of Mokuʻōhai. [2] The couple lived with Kamehameha's brother in Hilo along with the god Kū, who Kamehameha had possession of, given by his uncle Kalaniʻōpuʻu. [13] [14]
Keaoua was eventually killed by rifle fire. His wife Manono, sister of Kalanimoku and former wife of Kamehameha I, who had been fighting at her husband's side, begged for mercy but was shot down as well. The rest of Keaoua's army scattered and Liholiho's victory was complete. This was the only armed rebellion in favor of the native Hawaiian ...
The point to the north was called Kūkaʻilimoku, [10] which means Kū, the thief of the islands, was named for the war god Kū honored by Kamehameha I. It is now the site of the Kailua lighthouse. The property is now part of King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel; none of the houses or walls remain.
Hewahewa's grandfather was Pailili (or Pailiki) and his father was Puʻou, a kahuna of Kalaniʻōpuʻu's successor Kamehameha I. A cousin of Hewahewa was Kekūhaupiʻo, the instructor and military advisor of Kamehameha. [4] [5] [6] 19th-century feather sculpture depiction of Kūkaʻilimoku, the war god of Kamehameha I and Hewahewa's priestly line
Kalaniʻōpuʻu-a-Kaiamamao was the king of the island when Captain James Cook came to Hawaiʻi, and the king went aboard Cook's ship on November 26, 1778. [7] After Cook anchored at Kealakekua Bay in January 1779, Kalaniʻōpuʻu-a-Kaiamamao paid a ceremonial visit on January 26, 1779, and exchanged gifts including a ʻahuʻula (feathered cloak) [9] [10] [11] and mahiole (ceremonial helmet ...
This marriage occurred while Kamehameha was still alive and the couple lived in the King's household. [3]: 311 She and Kaweloʻokalani had no children, although one source says that Kaukuna Kahekili was the son of Kaweloʻokalani and Peleuli. [13] [14]: 154 They adopted (hānai) the youngest daughter of Kamehameha I and Kalākua Kaheiheimālie.