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30-647: (Redirected from Kapiolani ) Kapiolani may refer to: Chiefess Kapiʻolani (c. 1781–1841) Queen Kapiʻolani (1834–1899) Royal Order of Kapiʻolani Hospitals [ edit ] Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children People with the given name [ edit ] Abigail Kapiʻolani Kawānanakoa (1903–1961), daughter of Prince David Kawānanakoa and Princess Abigail Campbell Kawānanakoa in Honolulu See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Kapiolani Topics referred to by

60-514: A church. She made a dramatic display of her new faith, which was the subject of a poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson . Every high chief in the Hawaiian Islands was related to her, including Kamehameha I , who was both her second cousin and her third cousin through different relations. Her ancestors included royalty of Kauaʻi , royalty of Maui and the royalty of Hawaiʻi island . The name probably comes from ka pi'o lani meaning "heavenly arch" in

90-459: A misspelling of Mokuʻōhai), South of Palemano point. The name means "grove of ʻōhai trees". The tree, Sesbania tomentosa , is now endangered, and no longer grows in the area, so the site is only known from oral history. As tensions were building, women and children from both sides flooded into the "place of refuge", Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau. Kameʻeiamoku was the first leader injured, but when Kīwalaʻō approached, Kamanawa came to his aid. Then Kīwalaʻō

120-431: A rage, cutting down sacred coconut trees belonging to Kamehameha (considered a great insult) and killing some of Kamehameha's men. Their bodies were offered as a sacrifice to Kīwalaʻō, who accepted them, and Kamehameha felt he had to respond to the challenge to his honor. The battleground was just to the south of Kealakekua Bay , near the present-day community called Keʻei., on the bay now called Mokuʻakae (which could be

150-407: A school had been set up. She quickly learned to read and write and settled into a monogamous relationship with her husband Naihe (her stepbrother, since her father married his mother). She returned to Kealakekua Bay in the spring of 1823, but wanted to continue her education. She would send boats up to Kailua to pick up a preacher for Sunday services. In the summer of 1823 William Ellis toured

180-490: A thatched house about 60 feet (18 m) by 30 feet (9.1 m) for use as a church, and Rev. James Ely starting using it for services in April. Although other leaders had tolerated the missionaries, this was the first time a major noble had constructed a building specifically for them. In the fall of 1824 she decided to show her people a dramatic demonstration of her faith. Although many other temples were destroyed by this time,

210-505: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kapi%CA%BBolani (chiefess) High Chiefess Kapiʻolani (c. 1781–1841) was an important member of the Hawaiian nobility at the time of the founding of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi and the arrival of Christian missionaries . She was one of the first Hawaiians to read and write, as well as sponsor of

240-474: Is still in use today. The "Chiefess Kapiʻolani Elementary School" is named for her. As of 2008 enrollment was 402 students. The school is located at 966 Kilauea Avenue in Hilo, Hawaii . The story of Kapiʻolani became very popular in the middle of the 19th century. The British author Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892) wrote a poem about her, published after his death by his son. Verse IV, for example reads: Long as

270-604: The Hawaiian language . The father of Kapiʻolani was Keawemauhili , who was high chief ( Aliʻi Nui ) of the district of Hilo on the island of Hawaiʻi . She was probably born there about 1781. Keawemauhili was half-brother to Kalaniʻōpuʻu who was king of the island during the fatal visit of Captain James Cook in 1779. Her mother was his second wife Kekikipaʻa, daughter of Kameʻeiamoku , who had fled with from her first husband Kamehameha I to Hilo in order to marry Keawemauhili. She

300-445: The area. In October 1825 Kapiʻolani was baptized. Commanding the respect of the people, she kept order in her districts of south Kona and Kaʻū, and often traveled to help the less fortunate. This was very different than the strict isolation of the upper classes that was the tradition in ancient Hawaii . She is described as not being "hard and puritanical" but rather having a "nature-loving spirit". Rev. Samuel Ruggles became pastor of

330-466: The army fled, but was saved and sent to live with her aunt Akahi in the village of Kealia in the Kona District near the religious centers on Kealakekua Bay . She was instructed in the Hawaiian religion and its strict social rules known as kapu . For example, women were not allowed to eat bananas. Once she sent a servant boy to secretly get some for her to taste. When the local priest found out, she

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360-521: The church in 1828. He found the shoreline areas too hot, so Kapiʻolani offered some land at a higher elevation and a few miles inland to build a house. It was near the present town of Captain Cook , an area formerly used to grow taro called Kuapehu. USS  Vincennes visited Kealakekua Bay in 1829 and she hosted the officers at her home. The ship chaplain, Rev. Charles Stewart, was a former missionary to Hawaii who had met Kapiʻolani in 1823. In 1829, she

390-476: The end of December. The guardians of Pele warned that if she did not make the customary offerings, she would certainly be killed. Many remembered when their relatives were wiped out by an explosive eruption in 1790 . She said a Christian prayer instead of the traditional one to Pele, and descended about 500 feet down into the main vent of Halemaʻumaʻu . There was a molten lava lake at the time, but no eruption and she survived intact, with only bruises on her feet from

420-463: The famous poet) brought back the bodies of Kamehameha II and Queen Kamāmalu who had died in England. Naihe traveled to Honolulu and helped negotiate the peaceful transition in which the 11-year-old Prince Kauikeaouli would be named Kamehameha III , but power would be held again by Queen Kaʻahumanu. Naihe led Byron back to Kealakekua Bay, where his crew looted many artifacts from the temples that remained in

450-434: The island to determine locations for mission stations, and identified Kapiʻolani and Naihe as "friends and patrons of missionary efforts". Because of this, he suggested the village of Kaʻawaloa at the north end of Kealakekua Bay as one of the first sites for a church. Later on the tour, after a long journey to the volcano Kīlauea with little food, Ellis eagerly ate the wild berries they found growing there. The berries of

480-607: The lava-light Glares from the lava-take, Dazing the starlight; Long as the silvery vapor in daylight, Over the mountain Floats, will the glory of Kapiolani be mingled with either on Hawa-i-ee. Her nephew Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole named his daughter after her, who became known as Queen Kapiʻolani (1834–1899) when her husband became King Kalākaua . This namesake would in turn lend her name to several notable institutions in Hawaii. Battle of Mokuohai After King Kalaniʻōpuʻu died in

510-479: The long journey. This event has become legendary at the volcano. Whilst on the volcano, she defied Pele by breaking a taboo of eating ʻŌhelo berries without offering any to Pele, as was custom. Instead she told her onlookers that if she returned without being destroyed by Pele in the volcano, they must abandon their worship of Pele and instead worship the Christian God. In July 1825, Admiral Lord Byron (cousin of

540-420: The missionaries. She became friends with Persis Goodale Thurston Taylor (daughter of Asa and Lucy Goodale Thurston ) who sketched a silhouette in 1839. She started a garden, experimenting with various plants, including guava, oranges, and coffee. This area is now known as the center for growing Kona coffee . In 1839 missionary Cochran Forbes started to build a massive stone church on more of her land. The site

570-451: The native Hawaiians continued to honor the goddess Pele at Kīlauea, which was still active. Following the example of the Ellis trip, she traveled to the volcano. Because of the sharp, barren lava rock on the way, it would have been much faster to use canoes. She set out on foot, gathering a large crowd as she walked about sixty miles. Rev. Goodrich from the Hilo mission met her at the volcano near

600-460: The new King Kamehameha II ), along with Kapiʻolani, were not satisfied with the old ways. Chief Keaoua Kekuaokalani attempted to gather followers of the old system at the temple near where she was living, but he was defeated at the battle of Kuamoʻo . American Christian Missionaries led by Rev. Asa Thurston arrived only a few months later, in March 1820 at Kailua-Kona about 12 miles (19 km) to

630-416: The north. They had already embarked on the ship Thaddeus before Kamehameha's death. They describe meeting Kapiʻolani for the first time as she was sunbathing while applying coconut oil, "basking in the noonday tropical sun, like a seal". They also describe finding her "with her two husbands, all nearly nude, and in a state of beastly intoxication". She followed the missionaries to Honolulu in 1821, where

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660-428: The royal governor of the island. She became known as having liaisons with several members of the ruling class. The death of Kamehameha in 1819 put the kingdom into turmoil. The period known as ʻAi Noa (literally, "free eating") after one king's death was traditionally followed by the new king imposing similar Kapu rules. However, this time, powerful women such as Queen Kaʻahumanu (then Regent), Keōpūolani (mother of

690-491: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Kapiʻolani . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kapiʻolani_(disambiguation)&oldid=1022219631 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description

720-803: The spring of 1782, his family took his remains to the royal mausoleum known as Hale o Keawe at the important religious temple Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau . While Kalaniʻōpuʻu's son Kīwalaʻō had inherited the kingdom, his nephew Kamehameha was given a religious position, as well as the district of Waipiʻo valley . When a group of chiefs from the Kona district, including his brothers and uncles, Keaweaheulu , twins Kamanawa and Kameʻeiamoku , and Keʻeaumoku Pāpaʻiaheahe , offered to back Kamehameha instead of Kiwalaʻo, he accepted eagerly, traveling back from his residence in Kohala . Kīwalaʻō's half-brother Keōua Kūʻahuʻula had been left with no territory from his late father. He went into

750-408: The ʻŌhelo ( Vaccinium reticulatum ) plant were considered sacred to the goddess Pele , who lived in the volcano according to Hawaiian mythology . Traditionally prayers and offerings to Pele were always made before eating the berries. The volcano crater was an active lava lake, which the natives feared was a sign that Pele was not pleased with the violation. In February 1824 Kapiʻolani constructed

780-548: Was kepulu , just uphill from the current village of Napoʻopoʻo , since the village of Kaʻawaloa was mostly abandoned. In about 1840 she developed breast cancer . In March 1841 she traveled to Honolulu for surgery by Dr. Gerrit P. Judd (without anesthetic). She recovered, and was preparing to leave when she died on May 5, 1841. She was buried in a royal plot in Honolulu. The massive stone church would fall into ruin, but be rebuilt several times. Now known as Kahikolu Church , it

810-453: Was a first cousin of Kiwalaʻo , the young king of the island who was killed when Kamehameha I first came to power at the battle of Mokuʻōhai in July 1782. After a quiet period of a few years, the civil wars continued in 1790. Her father Keawemauhili joined forces with Kamehameha, but was then killed by his nephew Keōua Kuahuʻula . The young Kapiʻolani was thrown in the bushes by her caretakers as

840-503: Was knocked down by a sling stone, and the injured Kameʻeiamoku was able to slit his throat with a shark-tooth dagger. It was during this battle that the renowned red feather cloak of Kīwalaʻō (now in the Bishop Museum ) was captured by Kamehameha the Great. Keawemaʻuhili (uncle of Kīwalaʻō) was captured but escaped to Hilo , and Keōua Kūʻahuʻula fled to Kaʻū where he had relatives. After

870-604: Was saddened to find the destruction of the temples included desecrating the bones of her ancestors at the Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau . She removed the remains of the old chiefs and hid them in the Pali Kapu O Keōua cliffs. She then ordered this last temple to be destroyed. The bones were kept hidden safely until they were moved to the Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii in 1858. Naihe died December 29, 1831, and Kapiʻolani moved uphill to live near

900-496: Was spared but the boy was sacrificed. She was still a young girl when the Vancouver Expedition arrived at Kealakekua Bay in 1793 and 1794. This time, through interpreters, Hawaiians could start to learn about other cultures. In 1805, an epidemic known as mai oku'u broke out. Much of the royalty, including Kamehameha I and Kapiʻolani got very sick. She might have briefly married High Chief Chief Kuakini , who later became

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