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Despite some contact with Europeans, Kamehameha I, after creating a united Kingdom of Hawaii, followed the ancient Hawaiian Religion called the Kapu system. When he died in May 1819, power passed to his wife Queen Kaʻahumanu and Kamehameha I's son Liholiho (Kamehameha II) who abolished the kapu system, leaving Hawaii religionless; Christian missionaries didn't reach Hawaii until the March 30 ...
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.
When Kamehameha died on May 8 or 14, 1819, [41] [42] [43] his body was hidden by his trusted friends, Hoapili and Hoʻolulu, in the ancient custom called hūnākele (literally, "to hide in secret"). The mana, or power of a person, was considered to be sacred. As per the ancient custom, his body was buried in a hidden location because of his ...
11500 S. Fairfield Ave., Chicago: 1865 Nonsectarian [15] Mount Hope Cemetery Elgin: Mount Isaiah Israel Cemetery (now Zion Gardens Cemetery) 6758 W. Addison St., Chicago: 1886 Jewish Mount Mayriv Cemetery (now Zion Gardens Cemetery) 3600 N. Narragansett Ave., Chicago: 1893 Jewish Mount Olive Cemetery: 3800 N. Narragansett Ave., Chicago: 1889
The Kamehameha Dynasty Tomb Monument to Charles Reed Bishop, husband of Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop. Although Bishop is actually buried in the Kamehameha Tomb. Queen Kaʻahumanu (c. 1768–1832) [1] [2] [3]
The complex may have been established as early as 1475 under the aliʻi nui ʻEhu-kai-malino. The nobility of Kona continued to be buried until the abolition of the kapu system. The last person buried here was a son of Kamehameha I in 1818. Radiocarbon dating has not been done extensively in the area. Testing of the nearby 'Āle'ale'a heiau ...
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Area: 76.6 acres (31.0 ha) Architect: Kamehameha I: Architectural style: Ancient Hawaiian: Visitation: 134,403 (2012) Website: Puʻukoholā Heiau National Historic Site: NRHP reference No. 66000105 [1] Significant dates; Added to NRHP: October 15, 1966 [1] Designated NHL: December 29, 1962