Kamehameha I

Kamehameha I
Kamehameha I

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King of the Hawaiian Islands
Reign

July 1782 May 8, 1819

Successor

Kamehameha II

Spouse

Kaahumanu
Kepolani
Kalola-a-Kumukoa
Peleuli
Kalkua Kaheiheimlie
Nmhna Piia
Kahakuhaakoi Wahinepio
Kekuluohi
Kekikipaa
Manono II
Knekaplei

Issue

Liholiho (Kamehameha II)

Kauikeaouli (Kamehameha III)
Nhienaena
Kammalu
Knau (Kaahumanu II)
Kahanok Knau
Knekaplei II

Full name
Kalani Paiea Wohi o Kaleikini Kealiikui Kamehameha o Iolani i Kaiwikapu kaui Ka Liholiho Knuikea
House

House of Kamehameha

Father

Keua

Mother

Kekuiapoiwa II

Born

c. 1758
Kapakai, Kokoiki, Mookini Heiau, Kohala, Hawaii Island

Died

May 8, 1819 (aged 60 or 61)

Kamakahonu, Kailua-Kona, Kona, Hawaii island

Burial

Unknown

Kamehameha I (Hawaiian pronunciation:[kmehmh]; c. 1758 May 8, 1819), also known as Kamehameha the
Great, conquered the Hawaiian Islands and formally established the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1810. By developing
alliances with the major Pacific colonial powers, Kamehameha preserved Hawaii's independence under his rule.
Kamehameha is remembered for the Knwai Mmalahoe, the "Law of the Splintered Paddle", which protects

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human rights of non-combatants in times of battle. Kamehameha's full Hawaiian name is Kalani Paiea Wohi o
Kaleikini Kealiikui Kamehameha o Iolani i Kaiwikapu kaui Ka Liholiho Knuikea.

Birth and concealment

Traditional chants indicate he was born in the month of ikuw (winter) or around November. According to Hawaiian
historians Samuel Kamakau:6669 and later Abraham Fornander:136, Kamehameha was born in 1736, but this date
has been widely contested by earlier Hawaiian historians such as James Jackson Jarves, eyewitness observations on
the age of the king from contemporary sources, and modern historical consensus. Current consensus considers 1758
as the most probable date of birth and is supported by the stories of a bright star that appeared the year of his birth
corresponding with Halley's Comet that was visible from earth that year. He was known as Paiea, which means
"hard-shelled crab".

Parentage controversy
His mother and father Keua and his mother Chiefess Kekiapoiwa of the Kohala district on the island of Hawaii
may not have been his parents. His parents by blood are said to be Kahekili (Ruling Chief of Maui) with his sister
Ku, children of Kekaulike. Until February of 1911 the version written by Kamakau and held by Fornander was
accepted. Kamaka Stillman published accounts that were verified by others within the family.
Alapainui, who was the present king of Hawaii at that time, was angry when the kahuna (priest) told him that the
child born would become "the slayer of chiefs", and he had, according to custom, two houses built that day, one for
the child that would be hunted and killed and the other of the kahuna's. Kaha, who was one of Alapai's kahunas and
was knowledgeable of the prophecy and the killing, went to Kekuiapoiwa and told her to give the child to Naeole,
who was a famous runner of chiefs (kkini), and he ran from Kokoiki to Pali Hulaana at wini, the third valley
from Waipio where he was raised by the chiefess Kahapulani (who by some accounts was the sister of Naeole
and a cousin of Kekuiapoiwa) along with her own mother, Hikuikekualono, daughter Kuakne. They raised Paiea
for the first few years of his life. Five years after his birth, Alapai, perhaps remorseful of his actions, invited the
child back to live with his family. There under the guidance of his kumu (teacher), Kekhaupio, he learned the ways
of court diplomacy and war. His father, thought to have been poisoned or prayed to death by Alapai, died a few
years later. Kekhaupio remained a faithful and trusted advisor to Paiea until the accidental death of the loyal kahu
during a sham battle.
Another story says the name Paiea was given to Kamehameha after he first distinguished himself as a warrior in a
battle between Maui and Hawaii island in 17751779,:84, by saving his teacher's, Kekhaupio's, life, by blocking a
blow from a phoa (dagger).
Paiea is said to have had a dour disposition, and acquired the name he is best known for today: Ka mehameha, from
the Hawaiian language for "the lonely one". The name "Kamehameha" was given to Paiea by Alapai after he was
brought into his court, Paiea was given that name because, for most of his childhood life, he lived in solitude at
wini.

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Naha Stone
Legend has it that the man who moves the stone would be the one to
unite the islands. Many have tried and failed to get the stone to move
from its original spot and those who have tried were of high ranking
"naha blood line. Kamehameha was of the naupio descent and
Ululani (high-ranking chiefess of Hilo) believed Kamehameha was not
worthy of attempting to move the stone. Kamehameha ignored all
negativity and in the end, not only had he moved the stone but legend
says the stone had been overturned. Kamehameha went on to unite the
islands through a series of hard fought battles.[1]

Unification of Hawaii
When Alapai died, his position was succeeded by his son
Keawepala. Kalanipuu, challenged his rule, and was backed by his
nephew Kamehameha. In fierce fighting at Kealakekua Bay,
Keawepala was slain and Kalanipuu claimed victory. For his loyal
service to his uncle, Kamehameha was made Kalanipuu's aide.

Naha Stone at the Hilo Public Library. According

to legend, Kamehameha lifted the 5,000-pound
stone at age 14, and was the only person to ever
lift it. The legend that goes with this particular
stone is that the man who lifted it was the
prophesied warrior who would unite all of the
islands. The Naha Stone now rests in front of the
Hilo Public Library on the island of Hawaii.

In 1779, Kamehameha again traveled with Kalanipuu to Kealakekua Bay. This time he, among other young chiefs
accompanying their senior chief, met with Captain James Cook. During Kamehameha's first contact with
non-Hawaiians, he may have stayed aboard Cook's ship, the HMSResolution, for at least one night.

Hawaii Island
Raised in the royal court of his uncle Kalanipuu, Kamehameha achieved prominence in 1782, upon Kalanipuu's
death. While the kingship was inherited by Kalanipuu's son Kwala, Kamehameha was given a prominent
religious position, guardianship of the Hawaiian god of war, Kkilimoku, as well as the district of Waipio valley.
There was already hatred between the two cousins, caused when Kamehameha presented a slain alii's body to the
gods instead of to Kwala. When a group of chiefs from the Kona district offered to back Kamehameha against
Kwala, he accepted eagerly. The five Kona chiefs supporting Kamehameha were: Keeaumoku Ppaiahiahi
(Kamehameha's father-in-law), Keaweaheulu Kaluapana (Kamehameha's uncle), Kekhaupio (Kamehameha's
warrior teacher), Kameeiamoku and Kamanawa (twin uncles of Kamehameha). Kwala was soon defeated in the
battle of Mokuhai, and Kamehameha took control of the districts of Kohala, Kona, and Hmkua on the island of
Hawaii.
Kamehameha then moved against the district of Puna in 1790 deposing Chief Keawemauhili. Keua Kahuula,
exiled to his home in Ka, took advantage of Kamehameha's absence and led an uprising. When Kamehameha
returned with his army to put down the rebellion, Keua fled past the Klauea volcano, which erupted and killed
nearly a third of his warriors from poisonous gas.
Questioning a kahuna on how best to go about securing the rest of the island, Kamehameha resolved to construct a
temple (heiau) to Kkilimoku, as well as lay an alii's body on it.
When the Puukohol Heiau was completed in 1791, Kamehameha invited Keua to meet with him. Keua may have
been dispirited by his recent losses. He may have mutilated himself before landing so as to make himself an
imperfect sacrificial victim. As he stepped on shore, one of Kamehameha's chiefs threw a spear at him. By some
accounts he dodged it, but was then cut down by musket fire. Caught by surprise, Keua's bodyguards were killed.
With Keua dead, and his supporters captured or slain, Kamehameha became King of Hawaii island.

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Maui and Oahu

Kamehameha's dreams included far more than the island of Hawaii;
with the counsel of his favorite wife Kaahumanu, who became one of
Hawaii's most powerful figures, he set about planning to conquer the
rest of the Hawaiian Islands. Help came from British and American
traders, who sold guns and ammunition to Kamehameha. Two
westerners who lived on Hawaii island, Isaac Davis and John Young,
became advisers of Kamehameha and trained his troops in the use of
firearms.
Kamehameha going into battle
With his new army, Kamehameha felt confident enough to move on
the neighboring islands of Maui and Oahu, already weakened by a war
of succession that had broken out between King Kahekili II's son and brother. Kamehameha may or may not have
known that his rival, King Kalanikpule, also possessed firearms, and was planning a move against him when the
alii nui of Hawaii invaded those islands.

In 1795, Kamehameha set sail with an armada of 960 war canoes and 10,000 soldiers. He quickly secured the lightly
defended islands of Maui and Molokai at the Battle of Kawela. The army moved on the island of Oahu, landing his
troops at Waialae and Waikk. What Kamehameha did not know was that one of his commanders, a high-ranking
alii named Kaiana, had defected to Kalanikpule. Kaiana assisted in the cutting of notches into the Nuuanu Pali
mountain ridge; these notches, like those on a castle turret, would serve as gunports for Kalanikpule's cannon.
Main article: Battle of Nuuanu
In a series of skirmishes, Kamehameha's forces were able to push back Kalanikpule's men until the latter was
cornered on the Pali Lookout. While Kamehameha moved on the Pali, his troops took heavy fire from the cannon. In
desperation, he assigned two divisions of his best warriors to climb to the Pali to attack the cannons from behind;
they surprised Kalanikpule's gunners and took control of the weapons. With the loss of their guns, Kalanikpule's
troops fell into disarray and were cornered by Kamehameha's still-organized troops. A fierce battle ensued, with
Kamehameha's forces forming an enclosing wall. By using their traditional Hawaiian spears, as well as muskets and
cannon, they were able to kill most of Kalanikpule's forces. Over 400 men were forced off the Pali's cliff, a drop of
1,000 feet. Kaiana was killed during the action; Kalanikpule was captured some time later and sacrificed to
Kkilimoku.
Kamehameha wanted not only to conquer the islands but to win the hearts of the people. After the victory at
Nuuanu, Kamehameha showed his true leadership qualities. He not only cared for his own warriors but for the
warriors of his opposition. He helped replenish the island of Oahu by repairing kalo patches and planting more
sweet potatoes.[2]

Kauai
Kamehameha was now ruler of all the Hawaiian Islands from Oahu to the east, but the western islands of Kauai and
Niihau continued to elude him. Using Honolulu as a base, he had a forty-ton ship built. When he attempted to
invade the western islands in 1796, Kaiana's brother Nmkeha led a rebellion on Hawaii island against his rule,
and Kamehameha was forced to return and put down the insurrection. After his first failed attempt, Kamehameha
commissioned the mass construction of a fleet of war canoes called Peleleu, from the forests of Hilo and Puna. The
project lasted from 1796 to 1801, and was superintended by the kahuna klai waa, Kahapio Hh. During this
time, a triple hull canoe (pkolu), presumably the first of its kind in the islands, was built and named Kaenakne,
though it proved ineffective.
In 1803 he tried again, but this time, disease broke out among his warriors; Kamehameha himself fell ill, though he
later recovered. During this time, Kamehameha was amassing the largest armada Hawaii had ever seen

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foreign-built schooners and massive war canoes, armed with cannon and carrying his vast army. Kaumualii, alii nui
of Kauai, watched as Kamehameha built up his invading force and decided he would have a better chance in
negotiation than battle. He may also have been influenced by foreign merchants, who saw the continuing feud
between Kamehameha and Kaumualii as bad for the sandalwood trade.
In April 1810, Kaumualii became a vassal of Kamehameha, who therefore emerged as the sole sovereign of the
unified Hawaiian islands.

King of Hawaii
As king, Kamehameha took several steps to ensure that the islands remained a
united realm even after his death. He unified the legal system and he used the
products he collected in taxes to promote trade with Europe and the United
States. Kamehameha did not allow non-Hawaiians to own land; they would not
be able to until the Great Mhele of 1848. This edict ensured the islands'
independence even while many of the other islands of the Pacific succumbed to
the colonial powers.
In fact, the Kingdom of Hawaii that Kamehameha established retained its
independence, except for a five-month British occupation in 1843, until it was
annexed by the United States in 1898. It was this legacy that earned
Kamehameha the epithet "Napoleon of the Pacific" (Napoleona o ka Pkpika in
the Hawaiian language).

"E nai wale n oukou, i kuu pono

aole pau" which roughly translated
is, "Prevail/continue my just deeds,
they are not yet finished" -final
words for his people

Kamehameha also instituted the Mmalahoe Knwai, the Law of the Splintered
Paddle. Its origins derived from before the unification of the Island of Hawaii,
in 1782, when Kamehameha, during a raid, caught his foot in a rock. Two local
fishermen, fearful of the great warrior, hit Kamehameha hard on the head with a large paddle, which actually broke
the paddle. Kamehameha was stunned and left for dead, allowing the fisherman and his companion to escape.
Twelve years later, the same fisherman was brought before Kamehameha for punishment. King Kamehameha
instead blamed himself for attacking innocent people, gave the fisherman gifts of land and set them free. He declared
the new law, "Let every elderly person, woman, and child lie by the roadside in safety". This law, which provided for
the safety of noncombatants in wartime, is estimated to have saved thousands of lives during Kamehameha's
campaigns. It became the first written law of the Kingdom of Hawaii, was included in the state constitution, and has
influenced many subsequent humanitarian laws of war.
Although he ended human sacrifice, Kamehameha was a devout follower of the Hawaiian religion and Hawaiian
traditions (such as Lua). He believed so strongly in his religion and culture that he would execute his subjects for
breaches of the strict rules called kapu. Although he entertained Christians, he did not appear to take them seriously.
Kamehameha would be lucky to have visitors from other countries such as John Young, Isaac Davis, and George
Vancouver. Young and Davis became advisors to Kamehameha and provided him with advanced weapons that
helped in combat. Kamehameha was also a religious king and the holder of the war god Kuka ilimoku. Vancouver
noticed that Kamehameha would worship his gods and wooden images in heiau and he wanted to spread the religion
in England to Hawaii. The reason missionaries were not sent to Hawaii from Great Britain is because Kamehameha
told Vancouver that the gods he worshiped were his gods with mana and through these gods, Kamehameha
became supreme ruler over all of the islands. Witnessing the devotion Kamehameha had, Vancouver decided not to
send missionaries from England.[3]

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Later life
After about 1812, Kamehameha spent his time at Kamakahonu, a compound he built in Kailua-Kona. It is now the
site of King Kamehameha's Beach Hotel, the starting and finishing points of the Ironman World Championship
Triathlon.
As the custom of the time, he took several wives and had many children, although he would outlive about half of
them.

Final resting place

When Kamehameha died May 8, 1819, his body was hidden by his trusted friends, Hoapili and Hoolulu, in the
ancient custom called hnkele (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 hidden because of his mana. His final resting place remains
unknown. At one point in his reign Kamehameha III asked that Hoapili show him where his father's bones were
buried, but on the way there Hoapili knew that they were being followed, so he turned around.[4]

Honors
Statues
Main article: Kamehameha Statue
Five major statues exist, where each of the statues varies slightly from each other
in details such as having different weaponry, gilding or painting:
The original cast: the ship, bound for Honolulu on which it was being shipped
from Europe sank off the Falkland Islands but in 1912 the original was
salvaged, repaired and erected in Kapaau on the Big Island of Hawaii;
A replacement statue was erected in his honor by King Kalkaua in 1883 at
Aliilani Halei's judicial system in Honolulu;
One is located in Hilo, Hawaii at the north end of the Wailoa River State
Recreation Area, where it enjoys a view of Hilo Bay;

The statue in Kapaau decorated with

floral leis on Kamehameha Day

One of smaller size is located in an outdoor Polynesian shopping center,

across from the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip in
Nevada; and
One in the National Statuary Hall Collection at the United States Capitol as a
representation of the State of Hawaii. This is located in the New Visitors
Center in the Capitol.
One is located outside Sam's Anchor Inn Family Restaurant in Okinawa,
Japan.

Other legacy
In 1865 King Kamehameha V created the Royal Order of Kamehameha I
society and Royal Order of Kamehameha I decoration in his honor.

Statue in bronze and gold leaf by

Thomas Ridgeway Gould stands in
Honolulu across from Iolani Palace

In 1871 Kamehameha V decreed a holiday, Kamehameha Day, in his honor.

This holiday is still celebrated annually on June 11.
Kamehameha Schools were founded in the will of Bernice Pauahi Bishop, at the time of her death in 1884 the heir
of the Kamehameha estate. Her intention was to bring education and thus hope for a future to the rapidly

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declining number of native Hawaiians. The first school opened in 1887.

The Kamehameha Wave, an iconic energy technique in the Dragon Ball franchise and the signature move of the
protagonist Goku, along with some members of his family and allies, was named in honor of Kamehameha the
Great.
The defences of the entrance to Pearl Harbor were named Fort Kamehameha in 1909.
A C-17 Globemaster III, P-153, was named the "Spirit of Kamehameha", while a Benjamin Franklin class
submarine, launched in 1965 and decommissioned in 2002, was christened the USSKamehameha.
Kamehameha I appears on the state quarter coin of Hawaii, making him the only monarch to ever be depicted on
any US currency.
The PC game Civilization V includes Kamehameha as a downloadable leader to play as, but pronounces his name
as "Kommy-Hommy-Ha."
Kamehameha I appears on the 1975 Hawaii license plate and the rainbow signifies his unification of the islands.

Family
Family tree
Kalanipuu (k)

Kalola (w)

Kwala

Keua (k)

Kekuiapoiwa

Knekaplei

II (w)

(w)

Kekuiapoiwa
Liliha

Kepolani

Kamehameha

Kalkua

Kaahumanu

Kaheiheimlie

(18191832)

(The Great)
(died 1819)

Liholiho
Kamehameha II
(18191824)

Kammalu

Keouawahine

Pauli

Kahailiopua

Kaleiok

Luahine

*Kamehameha I
saved Pauli after the
Battle of Mokuhai
and is said to have
claimed him as a son.
Whether that is of
natural or adopted
status is not known.

Kauikeaouli

Keaweaweulaokalani

Keaweaweulaokalani

II

Elizabeth

Mataio

Pauahi Laura Abner

Kamehameha

Kalama

Knau

Kekanoa

Knia

III

Kaahumanu

(18251854)

II

Pk

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Queen Emma

Alexander Liholiho

Lot

Victoria

Ruth

Charles Reed

Kamehameha IV

Kapuiwa

Kammalu

Keeliklani

Bishop

(18541863)

Kamehameha

Kaahumanu

IV

(18631872)

(18551863)

Bernice
Pauahi
Bishop

Albert

John William

Keolaokalani

Kamehameha

Pitt Knau

Davis

Children
Name
[5]

Pauli Kaleiok

[5]

Maheha Kapulikoliko

[5]

Kahanok Knau
[5]

Kaikoolani

Kalani Kiliwehi-o-Kaleikini

[5]

Lifespan

Mother

Notes

1767 February 19, 1818

Knekaplei

Information is conflicting about whether Pauli is a natural of

Kalanipuu and the adopted son of Kamehameha I, but his mother
is Kanekapolei. Pauli married three times and had issue, including
Queen Pauahi

unknown unknown

Peleuli

unknown- 1809

Married Kahakuhaakoi Wahinepio and had issue

unknown [7]
c. late 1820s

Married Haaheo, but had no issue

unknown [7]
c. late 1820s

Possibly mother of Leleiohoku I

Liholiho-i-Kawi-o-Kamehameha

c. 1795 unknown

Kekiwa (or Lunalilo)

Kamehameha

unknown

Kapuaiwa Kamehameha

c. 1801 unknown

[5]

[6]

Married Kalimakahilinuiamamao.

Kalkua
Kaheiheimlie

Mentioned as "Kamehameha Iwi" by Samuel Kamakau as their only

[5]
son. John Papa , the only historian to mention more than three
children with Kaheiheimlie, refers to three sons born on Oahu, the
eldest he referred to as "Kekiwa [also known as Lunalilo or
[8]
Kamehameha" survived past infancy. In 1992, Lilikal
Kameeleihiwa mentions three children of which the only son was
[9]
named "Kamehameha Kapuaiwa Iwi."

c. 1802 July 8, 1824

Married Kamehameha II, but had no issue

c. 1805 April 4, 1839

Married three times and had issue, including Kamehameha IV and

Kamehameha V

Aliipalapala

unknown

He was born on Oahu after Kekiwa and probably died young.

[10]
Second oldest of the three sons mentioned by John Papa .

Kamoakupa

unknown

He was born on Oahu after Aliipalapala and probably died young.

[10]
Youngest of the three sons mentioned by John Papa .

Nanaula

1809Wikipedia:Citation
needed

Died as an infant on Oahu. Youngest of the two daughters born on

Oahu mentioned by John Papa . The older daughter born on Oahu
[10]
was Knau.

Alexander Stewart

unknown after 1801

unknown

Lost at sea or brought to England. The only mention of this alleged

son comes from the narrative of Captain Amos Delano in A
Narrative of Voyages and Travels.

unknown

one of his
wahine plama

Kamehameha's last child either by Kekuluohi or Manono II

Kammalu

[5]

Knau

[5]

Kapapauai

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Kapulikoliko

[5]

Iolani Liholiho

unknown July 12, 1836

"a plebeian
woman"

Mentioned by Lucy Goodale Thurston as a chiefess who wished to

adopt her daughter Persis.:88

1797 July 14, 1824

Kepolani

Ascended the throne as Kamehameha II; married his half-sister (see

above), but had no issue

[5]

August 11, 1813 December 15, 1854

Ascended the throne as Kamehameha III and had two short-lived

sons and two illegitimate, one who survived till 1902

[5]

March 17, 1814 December 30, 1836

Married two times and had one short-lived son

Kauikeaouli

Nhienaena

References
[1] , The Legend of the Naha Stone. Donch website, 15 November 2013. Retrieved on 4 December
2013<http://www.donch.com/lulh/naha.htm>.
[2] Desha Stephen, Kamehameha and his warrior Kekuhaupio (Honolulu: Kamehameha Schools Press, 1921), 418-419.
[3] Samuel Kamakau, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii (Honolulu: Kamehameha Schools Press, 1991), 180-181.
[4] Norris Potter (2003). History of the Hawaiian Kingdom. Bess Press. ISBN 1-57306-150-6.
[5] Kamakau 1991, p.208.
[6] Edith Kawelohea McKinzie (1986). Hawaiian Genealogies: Extracted from Hawaiian Language Newspapers, Volume 2. University of
Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-939154-37-4
[7] Klieger 1998, p.45.
[8] , Pukui & Barrre 1983, p.33, 70.
[9] Kameeleihiwa 1992, p.125.
[10] , Pukui & Barrre 1983, p.70.

Bibliography
, John Papa; Pukui, Mary Kawena; Barrre, Dorothy B. (1983). Fragments of Hawaiian History (http://books.
google.com/books?id=qcW0AAAAIAAJ) (2 ed.). Bishop Museum Press. ISBN0910240310.
Kamakau, Samuel (1991). Ruling chiefs of Hawaii (http://www.ulukau.org/elib/cgi-bin/library?c=chiefs&
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External links
Kamehameha Schools Biography of Kamehameha (http://www.ksbe.edu/pauahi/history.php)
GoHawaii biography of Kamehameha (http://gohawaii.about.com/library/weekly/aa060898.htm)
The Story of Kamehameha (http://www.janesoceania.com/hawaii_kamehameha/)

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Kamehameha I
House of Kamehameha
Born: ? 1738/1759 Died: May 8 1819

Royal titles
Kingdom created

King of the Hawaiian Islands

17951819

Succeededby
Kamehameha II with regent Kaahumanu

Precededby
Kwala

Ruler of North Hawaii

17821795

Succeededby
himself as King of the Hawaiian Islands

Precededby
Kalanikpule

Ruler of the Island of Maui and Oahu

17951810

Precededby
Kaumualii

Ruler of the Island of Kauai and

Niihau
18101819

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