Facts: - death place: oahu , hawaii - known for: flag of hawaii - death date: 17 october 1871 - parents: john fyfe jean adams - spouse: sarah kaniaulono davis sarah ulukaihonua harbottle charlotte oili harbottle - birth date: 27 december 1780 - name: alexander adams - nationality: scottish - image: alexander adams -lrb- hawaii -rrb- . jpg - birth place: arbroath , angus , scotland - occupation: sailor Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of alexander adams -lrb- hawaii -rrb- .
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captain alexander adams -lrb- 1780 -- 1871 -rrb- was a scotsman who served in the british royal navy and then came to the hawaiian islands and served in the navy of the kingdom of hawaii .known to the hawaiians as alika napunako adams , he claimed to have originated the flag of hawaii .