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		The son of Kamehameha and his sacred wife Keopuolani, Liholiho overthrew the ancient kapu system by allowing men and women of the court to eat at the same table.
		In 1864, when it appeared that a new constitution could not be agreed upon, he declared that the Constitution of 1852 be replaced by one he had written himself, one that freed the king from control of the privy council and the kuhina nui and limited the privilege of voting.
		The grandson of a half-brother of Kamehameha I, Lunalilo was the son of Charles Kanaina and Kekauluohi, a sister of Kinau.
	www.angelwind.com /hassayampa/kamehameha.html (1483 words)

	Princess Ka'iulani
		The short-lived Kalakaua dynasty came to power when the almighty Kamehameha dynasty ended with King Kamehameha V. The Kamehameha dynasty had risen in the late 1700's when a young boy was born under a bright star that foretold a fate that said anyone born under the star would become a great conqueror.
		Kamehameha also saw to it that the kapu, taboo, laws of the ancient Hawai'ians be banned.
		After Kamehameha died in 1819, his son, Liholiho ascended to the throne as King Kamehameha II, though undisputably his mother, Queen Kaahumanu, was the true power on the Hawai'ian throne.
	royalwomen.tripod.com /id6.html (2355 words)

	Kamehameha Schools awaits ruling - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
		Kamehameha, was heard yesterday by a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which today will finish a week of hearing cases in Hawai'i.
		Kamehameha Schools was established as a beneficiary of the estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop, a princess of the Hawaiian kingdom who inherited the lands owned by the Kamehameha royal dynasty.
		Kamehameha Schools trustees Robert Kihune, left, and Constance Lau embrace students at a rally held after the Honolulu hearing by a panel of judges from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
	the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2004/Nov/05/ln/ln10p.html (1205 words)

	Untitled Document
		In 1810, King Kamehameha I united the islands, through a series of battles, the last of which was a climactic stand on the edge of the Pali cliffs in the Nu`uanu valley of O`ahu.
		Kamehameha, aided throughout his campaign with European firearms as well as traditional Hawaiian armament, drove the defenders over the cliffs to achieve their victory.
		Kamehameha IV’s rule saw the explosion of the immigrant worker population from Asia, brought upon by the decreasing Hawaiian population which was largely killed off by diseases to which they had no resistance.
	www2.hawaii.edu /~uryan (1629 words)

	Kamehameha I information - Search.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Kamehameha is most noted for his vehement defense of traditional Hawaiian values and the kapu system of law and religion.
		Kamehameha's father, Keoua, was the grandson of Keaweikekahialiʻiokamoku, who had once ruled a large portion of the island of Hawaiʻi.
		Kamehameha may or may not have known that his rival, Kalanikupule, also possessed firearms, and was planning a move against Kamehameha when the aliʻi nui of Hawaiʻi invaded the western islands.
	webshots.search.com /reference/Kamehameha_I (1828 words)

	Prince Lot - Grand Lodge of Hawaii
		He is also known as Kamehameha I, and is sometimes described as "The Lonely One." He established the Kamehameha dynasty, which ended with the death of his grandson, Kamehameha V. The native Hawaiian people regard Kamehameha I, as one of their greatest heroes.
		Kamehameha the Great was born between 1753 and 1760, at Kohala on the northern side of the big Island of Hawaii, and died on May 8 1819.
		Kamehameha III, the uncle of Lot and Alexander, had earlier experienced the take-over of his Kingdom by the British under Lord George Paulet on February 25, 1843, for a five month period before it was terminated by the British Rear Admiral, Richard Thomas, on July 31, 1843.
	www.hawaiifreemason.org /resources/prince_lot.html (3536 words)

	Islands of Aloha
		Kamehameha, of the biggest island, Hawai'i, decided to take the advantage and try to wrangle a way to take over each head chief of every island, mostly by force.
		After the Kamehameha family had run out of rulers (or ali'i), it was determined that the next monarch would be elected.
		Kamehameha IV's widow, Queen Emma, and her supporters felt she had more right to the throne than Kalakaua (a distant Kamehameha relative and chief) and the British Marines were called in after riots broke out.
	www.angelfire.com /film/lakloka/islands.html (1211 words)

	hawaii (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Kamehameha means "the lonely one." As an adult, Kamehameha became chief of the northern half of the island of Hawaii.
		Kamehameha IV and Kamehameha V Kamehameha III died in December 1854 and was succeeded by his nephew (and adopted son) Alexander, who reigned under the name Kamehameha IV.
		Abner was an advisor of Kamehameha III and Konia was descended from Kamehameha I. At the age of four she entered the Royal School, originally called the Chief's Children's School, where she learned to speak English fluently.
	home.comcast.net /~d.pinson/hawaii.htm (2422 words)

	Kamehameha IV of Hawaii Biography
		Kamehameha IV, born Alexander Liholiho Iolani, reigned as the fourth king of the united Kingdom of Hawai'i from 11 January 1855 to 30 November 1863.
		Alexander was born on 9 February 1834 in Honolulu on the island of Oahu to Mataio Kekuanaoa, Governor of Hawai'i, and Kinau, the Kuhina Nui or Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Hawai'i.
		With the end of the Kamehameha dynasty and King William C. Lunalilo dying without an heir of his own, Queen Emma ran unsuccessfully to become the Kingdom of Hawai'i's ruling monarch.
	www.biographybase.com /biography/Kamehameha_IV_of_Hawaii.html (769 words)

	webwcal
		Kamehameha was a powerful and intelligent warrior chief from Kohala.
		Kamehameha was living at Ahu'Ena in Kamakahonu (Kailua, Big Island) when he died in May of 1819 at about 63 years of age.
		Kamehameha's death and the peculiar political circumstances it created, catapulted Hawai'i into a Modern Era of mariners, merchants, migrants and missionaries.
	home1.gte.net /makapal1/page5.htm (327 words)

	Hawaii (state) - ninemsn Encarta
		Divided into several kingdoms when Cook arrived, between 1790 and 1810, however, the islands were united politically under the leadership of a native king, Kamehameha I, whose five successors—all bearing the name Kamehameha—ruled the kingdom from his death in 1819 until the end of the dynasty in 1872.
		Although the Kamehameha dynasty had generally been friendly to settlers from the United States, King Kalakaua and Queen Liliuokalani strove to reverse American influence in the government and economy, hoping to return Hawaii to the Hawaiians.
		The peaceful coexistence between corporate interests from abroad and the Kamehameha dynasty began to disintegrate in the late 19th century.
	au.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761576663_3/Hawaii_(state).html (896 words)

	Hawaiian Colonial History - Natural Guide To Hawaii
		Kamehameha the Great, who by 1791 became sole chief of the Big Island, was to become the first to unite all the Hawaiian Islands after conquering Maui, Molokai and Oahu.
		While Kamehameha was careful not to use up all his forests or overburden his subjects, his successor, Liholiho, partially lifted the royal kapu, allowing island chiefs to get in on the action.
		Kamehameha V’s (1863-1872) major accomplishment was the establishment of a controversial constitution that gave greater power to the king at the expense of elected officials.
	innerself.com /nyp/naturalhawaii/history/colonialhistory.htm (1544 words)

	King Kamehameha
		Kamehameha was victorious.Kamehameha also won wars on the other Hawaiian islands, and by 1810, he had united all of the islands.
		Kamehameha was a strong and able king, but his successors were not as strong as him and ultimately were not able to resist European efforts to control the islands.
		Kamehameha II, the second king in the Kamehameha line, gave much of the responsibility for ruling Hawaii to one of his father's wives, Kaahumanu.
	www.ladyberns.com /kingandruler.html (1054 words)

	Kamehameha Schools - Charles Reed Bishop
		Kamehameha I (sometimes called the Great) founded this dynasty by uniting the eight major islands of the Hawaiian Chain under his rule in 1810.
		Raised in the courts of Alapa`inui, and later, Kalani`opu`u, the ali`i nui (ruling chiefs) of the island of Hawai`i, Kamehameha became a skilled and fierce warrior and intelligent leader.
		Kamehameha I died in 1819 and was buried secretly by trusted companions as befits a high chief, and was greatly mourned by his people.
	www.ksbe.edu /pauahi/history.php (559 words)

	1987 Historic Sites Calendar, The Kamehameha Dynasty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Kamehameha I's two symbols of power were his war god Kuka`ilimoku and his ahu`ula, or feathered cape.
		Established by Kamehameha I in 1795, the Kamehameha Dynasty's five kings ruled the Hawaiian islands until the death of Kamehameha V in 1872.
		Kamehameha I's greatest achievement was his unification of all the chiefdoms of Hawai`i into one kingdom under his rule.
	www.hawaii.gov /dlnr/hpd/hpcal87.htm (419 words)

	Gohans Legacy: The legacy lives on.. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Kamehameha I (Kamehameha the Great), c.1738-1819, was king of the island of Hawaii after 1790.
		His son, Kamehameha II, 1797-1824, succeeded to the throne in 1819.
		He died without an heir, however, and the legislature chose his successor, thus bringing to an end the Kamehameha dynasty.
	www.freewebs.com /gohans-legacy/avit/kamehameha.html (299 words)

	Nu'uanu, O'ahu -- A Native Place: Battle of Nu'uanu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Kamehameha's canoes landed along the coastline from Diamond Head and beyond, and marched this way to engage the O‘ahu forces at the foot of Punchbowl.
		A small portion of Kamehameha’s troops came through the Waikiki area—those that had landed in the forward part of Diamond Head—but the vast majority of the troops came directly from the East, through Kahala and Kaimuki, marching to the front of Punchbowl where they were to engage the O‘ahu forces.
		Meanwhile, the Kamehameha dynasty and the Hawaiian Monarchy would become established in the ahupua‘a of Honolulu, and the valley of Nu‘uanu.
	www.pacificworlds.com /nuuanu/native/native2.cfm (1948 words)

	Kingdom of Hawaii - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dynastic rule by the Kamehameha family tragically ended in 1872 with the death of Lot (Kamehameha V).
		Admiral Thomas apologized to Kamehameha III for Paulet's actions, and restored Hawaiian sovereignty on the 31st of July, 1843.
		It wasn't until the reign of Kamehameha III that a capital was established in Honolulu on the Island of O
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kingdom_of_Hawaii (1931 words)

	Kamehameha v. Akaka - WorksOfConklin
		Some of the prophecies make Kamehameha's birth and early years seem almost miraculous, imitating the story of the bright star that guided the three wisemen to the manger where Jesus was born, or the story of how baby Moses escaped a slaughter.
		An illustration of the great discrepancies in the dates and legends of Kamehameha's birth can be found in two articles published in the daily newspaper of the largest town that has a daily newspaper near to where he was (allegedly) born.
		In 1871, King Kamehameha V Proclaimed June 11 A Holiday In Honor The Grandfather, King Kamehameha I. Kamehameha The Great Was Born Between 1748 And 1761 In North Kohala.
	kenconklin.org /mediawiki/index.php?title=Kamehameha_v._Akaka (2568 words)

	Royalty.nu - The History of Hawaii - Hawaiian Royalty
		Kamehameha III died in December 1854 and was succeeded by his nephew (and adopted son) Alexander, who reigned under the name Kamehameha IV.
		Kamehameha: The Warrior King of Hawai'i by Susan Morrison, illustrated by Karen Kiefer.
		Kamehameha III: Kauikeaouli by Jean I. Cachola and Robin Yoko Burningham.
	www.royalty.nu /America/Hawaii.html (3311 words)

	Nu'uanu, O'ahu -- Memories: Mauna ‘Ala (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Kamehameha IV and Kamehameha V had traveled to Europe and seen the burial places of kings in Europe.
		On the night of October 30, 1865, King Kamehameha V and his father, Kekuanaoa, along with other retainers and members of the royal family, lead a procession from Pohukaina, bringing 18 members of the Kamehameha family.
		It is done with all the ceremonies attached to the Kamehameha dynasty using the feather kahili, kukui-nut torches, and.
	www.pacificworlds.com /nuuanu/memories/memory1.cfm (1933 words)

	The Dynasty of Kamehameha
		King Kamehameha was a smart ruler who amassed a fortune.
		He was the one who who united all the Hawaiian islands and founded the royal dynasty that ruled them for years.
		Kamehameha was a strong and able king, but his successors were not as strong as he, and ultimately they were not able to resist European efforts to control the islands.
	americaslibrary.gov /cgi-bin/page.cgi/aa/leaders/kamehameh/dynasty_1 (97 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin Local News
		Kamehameha's reign had been born of ferocious battles.
		When Kamehameha died in May 1819, another shock to the Hawaiian kingdom was being readied half a world away, as the first contingent of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions prepared the brig Thaddeus.
		It was Kamehameha's favorite wife Kaahumanu, who upon the monarch's death, decreed that the old customs and taboos be broken.
	starbulletin.com /1999/06/16/millennium/story1.html (1093 words)

	Hawai`i News June 2005
		The Library of Congress story of King Kamehameha begins, “(He) was a smart ruler who amassed a fortune and made Hawaii a desirable prize for foreign explorers…Kamehameha was an autocratic ruler, one who rules without any limits for his or her power.
		Kamehameha Schools will be writing to Senator Inouye's office to ask that Hawaii 's Congressional Delegation request an official correction be made to the record.
		The writer says that Kamehameha's successors "ultimately were not able to resist European efforts to control the islands." There is no mention that the U.S. participated in the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy in 1893, only a sentence that says "In 1898, the United States acquired Hawaii."
	www.northwesthawaiitimes.com /hnjune05.htm (627 words)

	Stories and Genealogy of Maui's Royalty
		The eldest branch of the Kamehameha Dynasty therefore is the House of Kalokuokamaile.
		THE TEMPORAL powers of the Hawai`i royal family lies in the House of Kamehameha by virtue of the conquests of Kamehameha and of this subsequent marriage to the sacred Niau-Pio Princess Keopuolani.
		WHILE IT MAY be true that Kamehameha the Great did finally conquer Maui and did really overthrow the Kekaulike Dynasty, it must still be remembered that his own mother, the Princess Kekuiapoiwa II, was a Maui princess.
	www.mauiculture.net /mookuauhau/index.html (4141 words)

	Our Ali'i Heritage
		Compelled by the decline of the native population from waves of foreign diseases, Kamehameha IV sought support from the Legislature and, with the Queen, personally solicited funds for the endeavor.
		David Kalakaua (1836-1891) was a descendent of ali'i (nobles) of Hawai'i Island, and candidate for the crown at the death of Kamehameha V in 1872.
		As such, she was the last of the Kamehameha dynasty and in line for the Hawaiian throne.
	hml.org /mmhc/exhibits/alii (947 words)

	Luau to celebrate supernatural ruler
		Kamehameha's illustrious life will be honored through traditional dance, dress and spoken word.
		The Luau will follow the life of Kamehameha, from his birth to his years as a warrior and the era of his reign as King of Hawaii.
		The Kamehameha dynasty ruled the land for decades and the great original king is widely credited for uniting the islands.
	www.ufodigest.com /kamehameha.html (366 words)

	Cultural History of Three Traditional Hawaiian Sites (Chapter 3)
		By degrees he rose to the rank of a chief, espoused one of the beauties of the island, and became habituated and reconciled to his new way of life; thinking it better, perhaps, to rule among savages than serve among white men; to be a feathered chief than a tarpawling boatswain.
		They would play a significant role in Kamehameha's rise to dominance, and Young, especially, who quickly gained the king's trust and became his principal advisor, would be visited, consulted, or at least mentioned by every visitor to the islands for the next forty years.
		Their children became intimately involved with the Kamehameha dynasty, several of his descendants holding important government posts until late in the nineteenth century.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/kona/history3.htm (3961 words)

	Hawai'ian Royal Families -
		Until the early 19th century each island was ruled by its own dynasty, but Kamehameha the Great (1737-1819), who started his reign as chief of part of the Big Island of Hawai'i, united all the islands under a single rule by 1810.
		Grandson of Kamehameha the Great and brother of Prince Moses Kekuaiua and King Kamehameha V, was adopted by his mother's brother, King Kamehameha III and Queen Hakaleleponi- i- Kapakuhaili Kalama, after his mother died in 1839.
		She was the last surviving grandchild of King Kamehameha the Great and although the only child of Ali'i Abner Kuho'oheiheipahu Paki and Princess Laura Konia, she was adopted at birth by Princess Kinau, the wife of Prince Mataio Kekuanaoa.
	famous.adoption.com /famous/hawaiian-royal-families.html (1247 words)

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