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Topic: Liholiho


In the News (Thu 23 May 13)

  
  Kamehameha IV   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
When Liholiho entered the school he brought with him 30 attendants (kahu) but the missiona-ries sent the attendants home and for the first time Liholiho was on his own.
The education of Liholiho was extensive and the author notes that instead of watching television, young chiefs studied language, music and drama, presenting their own plays.
As an adult, Liholiho became King Kamehameha IV, and, along with his Queen Emma, is known for resisting annexation of Hawai'i to the United states and establishing the Episcopal Church in Hawai'i, Queen's Hospital and Iolani School.
www.islander-magazine.com /kamehameha4.html   (269 words)

  
 My Family   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
She was divorced from Liholiho Kamehameha II in 1824 in Hawaii.
She was married to Liholiho Kamehameha II in Hawaii.
She was married to Keawenui (Iolani) Kamehameha IV (Alexander Liholiho) on 19 Jun 1856 in Honolulu, HI.
www.alaska.net /~tomandal/gen/d15.htm   (937 words)

  
 Ua Nani O Nuuanu
Alexander Liholiho `Iolani was born Feb 9, 1834.
Liholiho's journal at the Hawaiian Historical Society Library relates the first incident of racial discrimation experienced by the 2 princes on their homeward journey.
Liholiho became king, January 16, 1855, upon the death of Kauikeouli, Kamehameha III.
www.huapala.org /U/Ua_Nani_O_Nuuanu.html   (235 words)

  
 hawaii-nei.com: Haaheo O Hawaii   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
As Liholiho was viewed as less threatening than Kamehameha the Great who forcefully unified the Hawaiian Islands, interest among New England sea merchants in trading with Hawaii grew steadily.
After her arrival in the island kingdom, she was renamed Ha`aheo O Hawai`i or "The Pride of Hawaii." It was said that Liholiho was madly in love with his new royal yacht, and used it as a diplomatic ship of state to travel around his tropical kingdom amid much revelry and ceremony.
Liholiho was to never hear of the wreck nor would he or ever to return from England alive.
www.hawaii-nei.com /features1.html   (629 words)

  
 Princess Victoria Kaiulani
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.
Five years into Liholiho's reign, in 1824, he and his beloved wife came down with the measles and after her death, he too succumbed to the illness and heartbreak and died.
Liholiho's brother, Kauikeaouli, became King Kamehameha III in 1825.
kaiulani.freeservers.com   (2355 words)

  
 Hawaiian history
That was the year Kamehameha died, leaving the new kingdom to be ruled by his son Liholiho.
It was also the year that the priests, upset at the notion that anyone could break a kapu without getting zapped by some god or other, urged Liholiho to take part in an experiment.
Liholiho was urged to purposely break the kapu against a man sitting to eat at a table set for women.
home.earthlink.net /~jehdjh/hawaii_hist.html   (823 words)

  
 Youngest kids get a boost in kindergarten - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
Other pilot schools, like Liholiho Elementary, have tailored their curriculums to catch late-born children up to their older counterparts so they can all enter first grade together possessing the same skills.
Liholiho Elementary School in Kaimuki decided to make one of its three kindergarten classes a junior kindergarten class.
While she follows the same curriculum as Liholiho's two regular kindergarten teachers, she has more parent involvement and has developed activities such as using a fun-fair or pumpkin carving to help her students master math concepts.
the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2005/Nov/20/ln/FP511200345.html   (1530 words)

  
 Captain Rick's - Maritime Archaeology in Hawai'i
King Kamehameha II, Liholiho, was found in Lahina on November 6, 1820.
Liholiho cherished his new yacht and immediately renamed her Ha'aheo o Hawaii or Pride of Hawaii.
Had he lived to return to the Islands, Liholiho would have been heartbroken to learn that his beloved Ha'aheo o Hawaii has suffered shipwreck on April 5, 1824, and been abandoned at the mouth of the Waioli River, in Hanalei.
www.captainrick.com /archaeology.htm   (2069 words)

  
 british in hawaii   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The captain of the Prince Regent told Kamehameha's son and successor Liholiho and his court that the British supported the work of the American missionaries in Hawai'i, saving the day for the fledgling mission station in Honolulu and ensuring its future in the Islands.
Liholiho, apparently afraid of American and Russian influences, wished to make sure that the British government would protect him in time of danger.
Liholiho left Hawai'i in the English whale ship L'Aigle, with an entourage including Queen Kamamalu, Gov. Boki of O'ahu and his wife Liliha, and John Young's son James.
www.islander-magazine.com /british.html   (2766 words)

  
 Momilani and Liholiho win blue-ribbon award - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Liholiho Elementary principal Christina Small didn't know for sure that her school had won until a reporter told her yesterday morning.
At Liholiho, more than a third of the school's students are from low-income families and a growing number are still learning English.
Iris Salazar, the parent coordinator, and her husband, who went to Liholiho as a child, are still active at the school even though their sixth-grade daughter is now at private school.
the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2004/Sep/18/ln/ln01a.html   (916 words)

  
 Kamehmeha
Alexander Liholiho was born in 1834 and was the grandson of Kamehameha the Great.
When Kamehameha III died Liholiho became the fourth king of Hawaii at the age of 21.
Liholiho loved Queen Emma so much that he shot someone because he was convinced that this man was showing too much interest in his wife.
library.thinkquest.org /J0111103/bigisland/kamehameha.html   (1051 words)

  
 Kailua-Kona 'A Royal Retreat'
John Papa I'i, an attendant of the succeeding King Liholiho, described the area, "Outside the (royal) enclosure, by the edge of the sea, was a spring called Ki'ope...It was a gathering place for those who went swimming and a place where the surf rolled in and dashed on land when it was rough.
She invited Liholiho to dine with her, and a few months after his father's death he did so in a large hale at Kamakahonu.
While the roasted chickens and pig were being carved, Liholiho rose from the men's table, seated himself beside his queens and began to eat with gusto, thus breaking one of the most stringent of ancient kapu (taboos).
www.coffeetimes.com /dec97.htm   (1583 words)

  
 Cultural History of Three Traditional Hawaiian Sites (Chapter 5)
In view of Liholiho's rather weak personality and the fact that he was content to be a follower rather than a leader, the strong-willed Ka'ahumanu would have little trouble in making changes she desired in the kingdom.
This involved Liholiho meeting on the field of battle his cousin Kekuaokalani, to whom Kamehameha had bequeathed, in addition to his war god Ku-ka'ili-moku, co-responsibility for the care of the gods, their temples, and the support of their worship.
The Reverend William Ellis ventures that Liholiho's reasons for supporting the abolition of the kapu system included first, possibly some desire to better the condition of women in Hawaiian society, and second, a wish to lessen the power of the priests and the amount of resources channeled for their support.
www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/kona/history5a.htm   (6377 words)

  
 Hawaiian Colonial History - Natural Guide To Hawaii
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.
With the death of King Kamehameha in 1819, the crown was passed to Kamehameha II, Liholiho.
Liholiho and Kaahumanu visited London where they came down with measles.
www.innerself.com /nyp/naturalhawaii/history/colonialhistory.htm   (1544 words)

  
 My Family   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Parents: Keawenui (Iolani) Kamehameha IV (Alexander Liholiho) and Emma Kaleleonalani Naea (Rooke).
Kamehameha III was the last son of Kamehame the Great, ascended the throne of Hawaii when he was ten years old, on death of older brother, Liholiho (Kamehameha II) in London.
Children were: Keawenui (Kapua'iwa) Kamehameha V (Lot), Victoria Kamamalu Keawenui, Keawenui (Iolani) Kamehameha IV (Alexander Liholiho).
www.alaska.net /~tomandal/gen/d17.htm   (770 words)

  
 Spirit of Aloha - Aloha Airlines' in-flight magazine with information on Hawaii vacations, Hawaiian island maps and the ...
The deep enmity between the two powerful cousins, Liholiho and Kekuaokalani, could only be resolved on the battlefield.
With Kamehameha's granting of Kuka'ilimoku to Kekuaokalani, Liholiho felt a loss of power and grew mistrustful of his cousin.
Liholiho reluctantly accepted the invitation and broke the 'ai kapu in full view of the people.
spiritofaloha.com /place/1199/place.html   (698 words)

  
 Following The Equator by Mark Twain 2
Liholiho could have qualified as a reformer, perhaps, but as a king he was a mistake.
When Liholiho succeeded his father he found himself possessed of an equipment of royal tools and safeguards which a wiser king would have known how to husband, and judiciously employ, and make profitable.
In Captain Cook's time (1778), the native population of the islands was estimated at 400,000; in 1836 at something short of 200,000, in 1866 at 50,000; it is to-day, per census, 25,000.
www.classicbookshelf.com /library/mark_twain/following_the_equator/2   (3982 words)

  
 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Local News
The shell -- believed to have been used to herald the arrival of King Liholiho and his royal yacht Haaheo o Hawaii (Pride of Hawaii) -- had been lying beneath the shifting sands of Hanalei Bay for 164 years before it was recovered last week.
Its most famous journey was to Kauai, where Liholiho kidnapped King Kaumualii and used the 100-foot yacht to transport the rebellious Kauai monarch to Oahu.
Johnston said Liholiho had planned to take the yacht to Europe, but for reasons unknown decided instead to travel on a British whaler.
starbulletin.com /98/07/31/news/story5.html   (763 words)

  
 The Woman Who Changed A Kingdom - Hawaiian Queen Ka'ahumanu
When Liholiho sailed toward the shores of Kailua, she greeted him wearing Kamehameha's royal red cape, and she declared to the people on shore and to the surprised Liholiho, "We two shall rule the land." Liholiho, young and inexperienced, had no other choice.
In Liholiho's decision to abandon the ancient taboo, the new monarchy reorganized itself with a woman at the center of power.
Liholiho attempted to conquer Kauai, Kamehameha's unfinished legacy.
www.coffeetimes.com /july98.htm   (1955 words)

  
 Kona Kai Opua
Kalaninui Liholiho (Heaven's Great Glowing) was the child of Kamehameha I and Keopuolani, the most sacred and highest born of his wives.
Liholiho's third and favorite wife was Kamamalu, his half sister.
This tragic state visit with King George of England was to gain political and commercial knowledge to better enable Liholiho to govern his kingdom that had attracted many foreigners.
www.huapala.org /Kona_Kai_Opua.html   (297 words)

  
 Aloha-Hawaii.com: Alexander Liholiho: Kamehameha IV
Liholiho was born on February 9, 1834, in Honolulu on the island of Oahu.
The young prince was educated at the Royal School by American missionaries until he was 14, when he and his older brother, Lot (the future Kamehameha V), were taken out of school so they could expand their education through world travel.
Liholiho was nearly 21 on January 11, 1855, the when he succeeded his uncle on the throne.
www.aloha-hawaii.com /hawaii/kamehameha+iv   (510 words)

  
 webwcal
Liholiho with Ka'ahumanu left to negotiate a mutual defense treaty with Britain in 1823.
Ka'uikeaouli (Kamehameha III) was only 10 years old when Liholiho (Kamehameha II) died.
Since he was young and with 'silver spoon', he was known for not closely attending court needs.
home1.gte.net /makapal1/page6.html   (379 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
As Liholiho’s reign weakened, he and his Queen Kamamalu sailed for England to seek the advice of King George IV.
Misfortune struck and Liholiho contracted measles and died.
After the death of Kamehameha III, Alexander Liholiho, grandson of Kamehameha I, became Kamehameha IV (1854-1863) and Emma became his queen.
www.tombarefoot.com /perfect/maui/History1800s.html   (1027 words)

  
 Hula Preservation Society
In October 1819, the Kapu system was formally abolished under the leadership of Liholiho and Kamehameha I's favorite wife Ka`ahumanu.
Chiefess Manono was married to Kekuaokalani, a cousin of Liholiho.
Their slain bodies and those of their fallen comrades were covered with lava rocks and to this day remain at the Kuamo`o battle/grave site, found at the south end of Ali`i Drive in Kona.
www.hulapreservation.org /chant.asp?ID=23   (431 words)

  
 THE HANA HOU SERIES
Because Liholiho had never known war or strife, King Kamehameha knew of his son's inadequacy to rule.
Wearing the cloak, she waited for Liholiho, heir to the thrown and soon to be crowned King Kamehameha II.
Liholiho and his royal retainers then accepted her as Kuhina Nui.
www.holoholo.org /hanahou/hhpart31.html   (1390 words)

  
 Cultural History of Three Traditional Hawaiian Sites (Chapter 5)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Liholiho left Kailua for Kawaihae to escape the defilement of death, returning when the priests had completed their prayers and had secretly buried the bones of their beloved former king.
She presided over the ceremonies and informed the new king that "we two shall share the rule over the land," a statement that was not refuted by Liholiho.
Despite his training for the monarchy, Liholiho was ill-prepared for his new role.
www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/kona/history5.htm   (332 words)

  
 The Monarchy
With the overthrow of the kapu system, she was free to exercise her political authority.
A great contrast from his father, Liholiho (Kamehameha II) was 22 years old when he became King.
Liholiho offered no objection and split his power in half with Kaahumanu.
www.hawaiian-roots.com /monarchy.htm   (1858 words)

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