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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.
Kamāmalu Kalani-Kuaʻana-o-Kamehamalu-Kekūāiwa-o-kalani-Kealiʻi-Hoʻopili-a-Walu (c. 1802 –1824) was Queen consort of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi as the wife of King Kamehameha II. Kamāmalu was short for Kamehamalu or Kamehamehamalu meaning "the Shade of the Lonely One", honoring her father, "the Lonely One". [ 2 ]
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 ...
Kamehameha I (also known as Kamehameha the Great), who unified the Hawaiian Islands, lived out the last years of his life and instituted some of the most constructive measures of his reign (1810–1819) here. The residential compound included the personal shrine, ʻAhuʻena heiau, of the King. [2]
He was commander-in-chief of Kamehameha's forces in most of his war campaigns. He served as Counsellor of State and was Kamehameha's prime minister. [4] On his first visit of his Expedition of 1791–1795, Keʻeaumoku convinced George Vancouver to trust Kamehameha, leading to two return visits and an important alliance with the British ...
Kamehameha II (November 1797 – July 14, 1824) was the second king of the Kingdom of Hawaii from 1819 to 1824. His birth name was Liholiho and full name was Kalaninui kua Liholiho i ke kapu ʻIolani . [ 2 ]
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 ...
summer palace of king kamehameha iii and his queen kalama COMPLETED IN 1845 IT WAS THE SCENE OF ENTERTAINMENT OF FOREIGN CELEBRITIES AND THE FEASTING OF CHIEFS AND COMMONERS. THE GREATEST OF THESE OCCASIONS WAS A LUAU ATTENDED BY AN ESTIMATED TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE CELEBRATING HAWAIIAN RESTORATION DAY IN 1847.