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Kamehameha III (born Kauikeaouli) (March 17, 1814 – December 15, 1854) was the third king of the Kingdom of Hawaii from 1825 to 1854. His full Hawaiian name was Keaweaweʻula Kīwalaʻō Kauikeaouli Kaleiopapa and then lengthened to Keaweaweʻula Kīwalaʻō Kauikeaouli Kaleiopapa Kalani Waiakua Kalanikau Iokikilo Kīwalaʻō i ke kapu Kamehameha when he ascended the throne.
During the reign of Kamehameha III a capital was established in Honolulu. Kamehameha V decided to build a royal palace fitting the Hawaiian Kingdom's new-found prosperity and standing with the royals of other nations. He commissioned the building of the palace at Aliʻiōlani Hale. He died before it was completed.
Kamehameha III June 6, 1825 – December 15, 1854 August 11, 1813 Keauhou Bay, North Kona, Hawaiʻi island son of Kamehameha I and Keōpūolani: Kalama Honolulu, Oʻahu 14 February 1837 two sons December 15, 1854 Honolulu, Oʻahu aged 41 Kamehameha IV January 11, 1855 – November 30, 1863 February 9, 1834 Honolulu, Oʻahu
Kamehameha III died on December 15, 1854. On January 11, 1855 Alexander took the oath as King Kamehameha IV, succeeding his uncle when he was only 20 years old. His first act as king was to halt the negotiations his father had begun regarding Hawaii's annexation by the United States. [3]
Twenty years after Kamehameha III’s reign ended in 1854, King Kalākaua was elected to the throne in 1874. He would become the last king of Hawaii, ruling from 1874 to 1891.
The public is invited to attend a lei draping ceremony honoring King Kamehameha III at Thomas Square Park on Monday morning. The event, hosted by the Mayor's Office of Culture and the Arts, will ...
Mokuʻula was a tiny island in Maluʻulu o Lele Park, Lahaina, Hawaiʻi, United States.It was the private residence of King Kamehameha III from 1837 to 1845 and the burial site of several Hawaiian royals.
Kamehameha III died in 1854 and was succeeded by his nephew and adopted heir Alexander Liholiho as Kamehameha IV. Kūnuiākea was not eligible for the throne since the Hawaiian constitution only permitted succession through legitimate lines. [14] Later, non-contemporary sources claimed Kamehameha III wanted Kūnuiākea in the succession.