Kameʻeiamoku (died 1802) was a Hawaiian high chief and the Counselor of State to King Kamehameha I . He was called Kamehameha's uncle, but he was really the cousin of Kamehameha's mother, Kekuiapoiwa II .
18-409: Along with his twin brother Kamanawa , Kameʻeiamoku's parents were the keiki aliʻi (prince or child of a chief), Keawepoepoe and Kanoena (w). As the son of Kalanikauleleiaiwi and Lonoikahaupu, monarch's of several kingdoms between them, Keawepoepoe was an aliʻi (noble) of Hawaii, Maui, Oahu and Kauai. As well being an aliʻi nui (great king or supreme monarch) Lonoikahaupu was a kahuna (priest) of
36-405: A chief in a feather cloak and a feather helmet . The one on the left, bearing a spear, was Kamanawa and the one on the right, with a Kahili (feather standard), was Kameʻeiamoku. The land he was given in 1795 was used by his granddaughter Kuini Liliha , who donated it to Christian missionaries. It eventually became Punahou School in 1841. Family tree based on Abraham Fornander's; "An Account of
54-465: A daughter Peleuli , who became a consort of King Kamehameha, by his first wife and a daughter Piʻipiʻi Kalanikaulihiwakama by his second wife. Since his double grandmother Kalanikauleleiaiwi was Kamehameha's great-grandmother, they were half-cousins once removed by blood. However, he was also father-in-law and stepfather to Kamehameha, so was called his uncle. He most likely died around 1802. Family tree based on Abraham Fornander's; "An Account of
72-547: The House of Kalākaua . One of his other sons Hoʻolulu would be the father of Kinoʻole o Liliha who married the notable American businessman Benjamin Pitman . Daughter Kekikipaa would marry Kamehameha I, but then marry Keawemauhili and become the mother of High Chiefess Kapiʻolani . He lives on the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Hawaii . On each side of the coat of arms was the figure of
90-463: The American maritime fur trader Simon Metcalfe of the ship Eleanora mistreated Kameʻeiamoku when he boarded his ship. Metcalfe later fired his cannons on the villagers of Olowalu , killing about one hundred. In retaliation, Kameʻeiamoku attacked the next American ship to appear, the schooner Fair American , under the command of Thomas Humphrey Metcalfe , the son of Simon Metcalfe. All but one of
108-547: The Hawaiian Genealogy book volume 44: "Eia ka lani ke koi pae moku ka lauhulu paoki o ka aina" , it shows Lonoanahulu marrying Hikuakanaloauuoo and having Manohili who marries Halao, which is the couple that has Kanoena. That would make Lonoanahulua Kanoena's grandfather. Kamakau lists Mano-hili as one of the men who assisted Kameʻeiamoku in his attack on the Fair American . Fornander also refers to Lonoanahulu, along with
126-613: The Kameʻeiamoku and Kamanawa in regards to lands passed down to them from Liloa ; "Liloa, [king of Hawaii], gave Kekaha in Kona, Hawaii, to Laeanuikekaumanamana in perpetuity, and it descended to his grandchildren through Kualii, Kauluoaonana, Wahulu, Lonoanahulu, etc. to Kameeiamoku and Kamanawa. Umi likewise gave Kapalilua, in South Kona, to his child Kapunanahuanui-a-Umi, from whom it descended through Ua, Iwikaualii, lama to Keeaumoku". In 1790,
144-640: The Kingdom. The name ka manawa (sometimes spelled "Ka-manawa") means "the season" in the Hawaiian language . His first wife was named the High Chiefess Kekelaokalani of Maui, the daughter of his aunt, Queen Kekuiapoiwanui of Maui , by her second marriage to High Chief Kauakahiakua-o-Lono of Maui. His second wife was Chiefess Kekuʻiapoiwa II , the mother of Kamehameha I. He had three sons: Koahou , Noukana , and Amamalua from his first wife. He also has
162-792: The Native Hawaiian Past", Charles Ahlo, Jerry Walker, and Rubellite Kawena Johnson's; "Kamehameha's Children Today", The Hawaiian Historical Society Reports, the genealogies of the Hawaiian Royal families in Kingdom of Hawaii probate, the works of Sheldon Dibble and David Malo as well as the Hawaii State Archive genealogy books. (k) = Kane (Hawaiian for male or husband). (w) = Wahine (female or wife). Hawaiian genealogies use these as indicators for gender instead of (m) and (f) Notes: Kamanawa For other persons with this name, please see Kamanawa II . Kamanawa (died c. 1802?)
180-549: The Native Hawaiian Past", Charles Ahlo, Jerry Walker, and Rubellite Kawena Johnson's; "Kamehameha's Children Today", The Hawaiian Historical Society Reports, the genealogies of the Hawaiian Royal families in Kingdom of Hawaii probate, the works of Sheldon Dibble and David Malo as well as the Hawaii State Archive genealogy books. (k) = Kane (Hawaiian for male or husband). (w) = Wahine (female or wife). Hawaiian genealogies use these as indicators for gender instead of (m) and (f) Notes: Keawemauhili Keawemaʻuhili (1710–1790)
198-459: The Polynesian Race" and other works from the author, Queen Liliuokalani's; "Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen", Samuel Mānaiakalani Kamakau's; "Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii" and other works by the author, John Papa ʻĪʻī's; "Fragments of Hawaiian History", Edith Kawelohea McKinzie's; "Hawaiian Genealogies: Extracted from Hawaiian Language Newspapers, Vol. I & II", Kanalu G. Terry Young's; "Rethinking
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#1733084897037216-401: The Polynesian Race" and other works from the author, Queen Liliuokalani's; "Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen", Samuel Mānaiakalani Kamakau's; "Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii" and other works by the author, John Papa ʻĪʻī's; "Fragments of Hawaiian History", Edith Kawelohea McKinzie's; "Hawaiian Genealogies: Extracted from Hawaiian Language Newspapers, Vol. I & II", Kanalu G. Terry Young's; "Rethinking
234-610: The four great aliʻi warriors of Kona to support Kamehameha I in his rebellion against his cousin Kīwalaʻō ; the other two being their half brother Keʻeaumoku Pāpaʻiahiahi , and Keawe-a-Heulu . These were known as the "Four Kona chiefs". They, along with Kamehameha's kumu (teacher) of Kapu Kuialua named Kekūhaupiʻo, were the center of the war council for Kamehameha when he took power in the battle of Mokuʻōhai in 1782, which strengthened his influence. Kameʻeiamoku had three or four wives and at least three sons. His first wife, Kamakaʻeheikuli,
252-605: The order of Lono (order of Nahulu or Holoa'e), one of two priestly orders, Kū (Kuali'i or Kauali'i) being the other. Through this union Keawepoepoe received the kapu o pahenakalani (the prostrating kapu) which is how the Hawaii aliʻi received the kapu (a religious code of conduct) called the kapu moe . Fornander identifies their mother, Kanoena, as the daughter of Lonoanahulu from the Ehu ohana (family). Almira Hollander Pitman refers to Kanoena in 1931 as Keawepoepoe's cousin. However, in
270-656: The schooner's crew was killed, including Thomas Humphrey Metcalfe. The lone survivor was Welsh sailor Isaac Davis . Another sailor from the Eleanora , Englishman John Young , was sent ashore to find out what happened, and was also captured. Davis and Young would both become military advisors and translators for Kamehameha. Kameʻeiamoku participated in negotiating a treaty in February 1795 with George Vancouver for British support of Kamehameha. Kameʻeiamoku and his twin Kamanawa were among
288-413: Was a Hawaiian high chief and early supporter of King Kamehameha I , known as one of the royal Nīʻaupiʻo twins with his brother Kameʻeiamoku . He later became the stepfather of Kamehameha by marrying his mother. Kamanawa's father was Keawepoepoe. His mother was Kanoena, sister of his father. His namesake grandnephew Kamanawa II (grandson of his twin) was grandfather of the last two ruling monarchs of
306-702: Was an important member of the Hawaiian nobility at the time of the founding of the Kingdom of Hawaii . He was a son of Kalaninuiamamao and his half-sister Kekaulike-i-Kawekiuonalani. He first married Ululani , the Aliʻi Nui of Hilo , and then Kekikipaʻa , the daughter of Kameʻeiamoku and former wife of Kamehameha I . With his first wife he had sons Keaweokahikiona and Elelule Laʻakeaelelulu, and with his second wife, famous daughter Kapiʻolani (c. 1791) and son Koakanu. His half-brother, King Kalaniʻōpuʻu , died in 1781. He joined with his nephew Keōua Kūʻahuʻula in
324-469: Was the mother of Kepoʻokalani (c. 1760–?) who was the double great-grandfather of the last two monarchs of the Kingdom. His second wife Kealiʻiokahekili was the mother of Ulumāheihei Hoapili (c. 1776–1840). His third wife Kahikoloa was mother of Hoʻolulu (1794–?). Kameʻeiamoku's descendants succeeded him in assisting Kamehameha after his death in 1802 in Lahaina on Maui . Through his son Kepoʻokalani came
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