Liliuokalani and King Kamehameha

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13 NEW SEARCH HELP TITLE: Liliuokalani #1 CALL NUMBER: BIOG FILE - Liliuokalani [item] [P&P] REPRODUCTION NUMBER: LC-USZ (b&w film copy neg.) No known restrictions on publication. SUMMARY: Portrait, full length, seated, facing right slightly. MEDIUM: 1 photographic print. CREATED/PUBLISHED: c1915 Mar. 8. NOTES: J U.S. Copyright Office Queen of Hawaii; no copyright renewal. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. REPOSITORY: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C USA DIGITAL ID: (b&w film copy neg.) cph 3b CARD #:

14 #2 Leaders & Statesmen King Kamehameha I The Dynasty of Kamehameha For the first seven years of his rule, most of Kamehameha III's duties as King were carried out by his father's wife, Kaahumanu. Once Kaahumanu died, in 1832, Kamehameha III went on to rule until He introduced a constitutional form of government and adoped Hawaii's first written constitution in Queen Liliuokalani, last royal ruler of Hawaii Two other kings, called Kamehameha IV and V, succeeded the boy king, followed by two other royal rulers who were not part of the Kamehameha family. The last royal ruler of Hawaii was Queen Liliuokalani, who died in In 1898, the United States acquired Hawaii, and in 1959 it became the 50th state. page 3 of 3

15 #3 Leaders & Statesmen King Kamehameha I Kaneena, another Hawaiian tribal chief of the day A Boy Becomes a King After a few years, King Alapai found out that the child had been saved and he allowed the young Kamehameha to return to court. By the 1780s, Kamehameha was an important chief. He served as an aide to his uncle, King Kalaniopuu, who died in At the time, the island of Hawaii (the largest of the islands that make up the state of Hawaii today) was divided between Kamehameha and King Kalaniopuu's son, Kiwalao. War broke out between supporters of the two men, and Kiwalao was killed. Kamehameha was victorious. Kamehameha also won wars on the other Hawaiian islands, and by 1810, he had united all of the islands. Two of his sons succeeded him after his death in These sons became Kamehameha II and Kamehameha III. page 2 of 2

16 Leaders & Statesmen King Kamehameha I Born: Between 1740 and 1758 Died: May 8, 1819 This statue of Kamehameha the Great stands in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. King Kamehameha I, also known as Kamehameha the Great, was the head of a dynasty (a succession of rulers from the same family) that ruled the Hawaiian islands for more than a century. Legend has it that he was born at the time of the appearance of Halley's comet and that this was a sign that he would rise to greatness. The name Kamehameha (pronounced kuh-may-ha-mayha) means "the one set apart." The Beginnings of a King "Law of the Splintered Paddle" Choose another Leader or Statesman #4 King Kamehameha I "Law of the Splintered Paddle" "King of All Hawaii" Hawaiian Dynasty "The Dynasty of Kamehameha" The Beginnings of a King "A Boy Becomes a King"

17 #5 Leaders & Statesmen King Kamehameha I Kamehameha unified the Hawaiian islands A Boy Becomes a King Hawaii is the only state in America that was once ruled by a king who was also a native. The most famous of these kings was Kamehameha I, also known as Kamehameha the Great. Shortly after Kamehameha was born, a priest warned his grandfather, King Alapai, of the birth of a "rebel infant" who would be a slayer of chiefs. Taking the priest's advice, the King ordered that his grandchild be killed upon birth. Instead, priests hid the King's grandson, the infant Kamehameha, in a cave, and he was raised in secret by a childless couple. page 1 of 2