The Hawaiian gazette., 1874-04-01
Royal Family of Hawaii.

reigniDg over portion Of the Island of Hawaii
at the northeastern end of it but be eventually
not less by his valor than by his sagacity, became
sovereign Of the whole group, establishing the
small but prosperous State fully recognized By
all civilized naiions) over which his descendant:
still reign. This most remarkable mau-ofteu
called the Napoleon of the Pacific" but who
was far more like Egbert, King OF England, oil
Peter the Great Of Russia-possessed many very
noble qualities, and his memory is still endeared
to Hawaans as the father Of his country" He
was born in the year 1853, and died on the Sth
of May, 1919 in the old sem-barbaric faith Of his
ancestors. Kamehameha the First had, accord
ing to the custom Of his age and religion, four
wives Il. Keopuolani, born in I77s and died
on the 10th September, 1923; 3 Kalakua, after
wards known as Hoapii Wahine y; 3, Mama.
hama and 4. Kaahumanu-who. after the Kings
death, was for many years the KuliRa Nui OF
Queen Regent. She married Kaumua the
last (suzerain) king of Kauai, and died on the
9Th Of June, 1882. BY Keopuoani, who was Of
\ the blood royal Kamehameha had three children
/ la) Liholho. who succeeded to the throne on the
death of his father 18th May, 1919, under the
title of Kamehameha the Second; (J) Kauike-
aOuli, afterwards Kamehameha III; and lc) Ma
hienaena, the Princess Royal. Kamehameha H.,
being like his father, heather prince, had FIVE
wives, three Of whom were, according to the an
Gent custom Of his race lsee Genesis XIX, ~, his
near kinswomen-l, Kamamalu 3 Kinau; and
3, kekau1ohi or Auhea the mother of King Lu-
nalilo, the successor TO Kamehameha V, by her
second husband Kanainh, still surviving. Ka-
mehameha II. married also, 4, Pauahi and, 5, Ke-
kauouohi. but by none of his wives did be leave
any children. Kamehameha IL. and his wife aud
halfsister, Queen kamamalu, died at London
the former on the sth of July, 1924, and the lat
ter on the 18th OF July in that year. Both of
the bodies were brought back 10 Oahu, and buried
in the Royal Mausoleum at Honolulu Kameha-
meha II. was succeeded by his younger brother,
Kauikeaouli, under the throne name Of Kameha-
meha the Third. This Prince proclaimed King
on the 9th Of June, 1921 was brought up in the
Christian faith, and remained in the same until
his death, after 4 long and prosperous reign,
on the 18th Of December, 1854 His wife, whose
Christian name was Hakaleleponi,n was Ha-
waiian lady Of rank. but not Of the blood royal.
By Queen kaama, who survived her husband
sixteen years, his Majesty left no children. King
Kamehameha III. granted 4 charter Of Cousiitu-
tOnal government to his people in 1910; and in
1852, made yet further concessions in the way of
Constitutional reform. BY his Will, and by the
law of succession, settled by the Parliament Of
the Nation.-lEing, MOBILES and Rep7eseu-
tliives)-the crown, at the death of Kauike.
aouh, passed 10 his second eldest nephew, Alex
ander Lholiho Ioani, who assembled the throne
under the title Of Hamehameha the Fourth His
Majesty kamebameha IVA most accomplished
Prince, speaking and writing in several different
languages-married in June, 1856, Emma-whose
fathers name was Naea, and whose mothers
family name was Young" Emma, usually called
Miss Rookie, was the adopted daughter Of ID, T.
c. B. Rookie, and the grand daughter OF John
Young and his wife, a Hawaiian cbieiess. BY
Qaeen Emma his Majesty had issue-Prince Al
bert Edward HauikeaouG Ealeiopapa-
ed heir to the throne in November 1859. This
prince, to the great grief Of the Royal family and
the whole Hawaiian nation, died in the lifetime
Of his father, in September, 1862, aged 4 years.
King Kamehameha ", who was born on the
9th Of February, 1884, died on the SOth Novem-
Der, 1868, and was therefore % years, 9 months
and p days old at his death. His seign thus ex-
tended to within a few days less thsn nine years.
In company with his brother, Prince Lot Kane
hameha, afterwards Hamehameba v, this lament
ed prince, when young man, travelled extensive
" in America and in Europe. lie was the
founder of the Bishopric at Honolula. Amongst
bis literary labors be is iavorably known as the
translator Of the English Book Of Common
Prayer into Hawaiian, for the use Of those of his
subjects who might, like himself, belong to the /
Anglican or Episcopal Church. His original
preface to tGat national work has been so much /
admired that il has been translated into English /
aud has been Published as a separate tract, BY |
the Society for Promoting Christian knowledge. /
Queen Emma, well known in England and Ha-
wall, still survives Kamehameha ", Kameha- /
meha V, and the Princess Victoria Kamamau, /
(whO predeceased her last surviving brother, Ka-
V :. were three ofthechildren Of Queen 1
Dowager and Huhina Nui or Premier Kinau-one
of the widows Of Kamehameha H. and daughter
of Kamehameha l. by his Queen Kalakua. Queen
Kinau, twho died in December, 1897 remarked
kekuanaoa, a chief Of rank 10 the court Of Ka-
mehameha the First, aud deceased about 1870.
By kekuauaoa-who died during the reign of his
son Kamehameha V-Kinau had FIVE children
/, Kamehameha, who died when youth 2, Mo-
ses, who died at the age Of l9 years 3, Lot Ka-
kamehamehs V J, who died in 1872,
4, Alexander Ehohho, (Kamehameha lV), who
died in 1868; and 5, Victoria Kamamalu, who
died in 1866. This Princess Victoria was named
after the Queen Of Great Britain. On the death
Of Kamehameha ~, tie Crown devolyed, BY
the law Of succession, on the heir presumptive,
Kamehameha the Fifth, the founder of the
Hawaiian National Order of Kamehameha l.,
who reigued over nine years, and died at Iolani
Palace at Honolulu, after long and painful III
ness, on his birthday, the llth of December, 1872
Thus it will be seen that Kamehameha H. and
Kamehameha III. we're both sons of Kamehame-
ia l., and that Kamehameha ". and Kameha-