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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.
Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono (Hawaiian pronunciation: [ˈuə ˈmɐw ke ˈɛə o kə ˈʔaːi.nə i kə ˈpo.no]) is a Hawaiian phrase, spoken by Kamehameha III, and adopted in 1959 as the state motto. [1] It is most commonly translated as "the life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness."
Construction was supervised by Kamehameha's brother Keliʻimaikaʻi, involving thousands of people. [6] [7] The ship Fair American had been captured in 1790, along with one surviving crew member, Isaac Davis, after the incident at Olowalu. Davis and a stranded British sailor named John Young became important military advisors to King Kamehameha ...
The 2,400 acres (9.7 km 2) of the resort are owned by a subsidiary of Kamehameha Schools [8] which sponsors cultural events at the facilities. There is a small boat ramp for public use and commercial tour companies such as Dolphin Discoveries [ 9 ] to Kealakekua Bay , and the Keauhou Canoe Club for canoe races. [ 10 ]
At Pu'uhonua o Honaunau, there are two large stones, one serving as a hiding place for Queen Ka'ahumanu during a quarrel with her husband King Kamehameha and the other stone was used by High Chief Keoua Nui as a resting spot. The Keoua stone is on the north side of the 'Ale'ale'a Heiau, it is 12-1/2 feet long and 2-1/2 feet wide and was the ...
Kamehameha I (1736–1819), first king of the Hawaiian Islands; Kamehameha II (1797–1824), second king of the Kingdom of Hawaii; Kamehameha III (1813–1854), King of Hawaii from 1825 to 1854; Kamehameha IV (1834–1863), fourth king of Hawaii from 1855 to 1863; Kamehameha V (1830–1872), reigned as monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi from ...
Kaʻahumanu (March 17, 1768 – June 5, 1832) ("the feathered mantle") was queen consort and acted as regent of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi as Kuhina Nui.She was the favorite wife of King Kamehameha I and also the most politically powerful, and continued to wield considerable power as co-ruler in the kingdom during reigns of his first two successors.
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 ...