![]() Her father Keawemauhili joined forces with Kamehameha, but was then killed by his nephew Keōua Kuahuʻula. ![]() Life The ʻahuʻula (feather cape, reserved for royalty) of Kapiolani, Bishop MuseumĪfter a quiet period of a few years, the civil wars continued in 1790. ![]() She 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. 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. Keawemauhili was half-brother to Kalaniʻōpuʻu who was king of the island during the fatal visit of Captain James Cook in 1779. The father of Kapiʻolani was Keawemauhili, who was high chief ( Aliʻi Nui) of the district of Hilo on the island of Hawaiʻi. The name probably comes from ka pi'o lani meaning "heavenly arch" in the Hawaiian language. Her ancestors included royalty of Kauaʻi, royalty of Maui and the royalty of Hawaiʻi island. She made a dramatic display of her new faith, which was the subject of a poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.Įvery 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. ![]() One of the first Hawaiians to read and write, as well as sponsoring a church. 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. Silhouette by Persis Goodale Thurston Taylor, 1839 ![]()
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