Liliuokalani and King Kamehameha 1) http://memory.loc.gov/cgi- 4) bin/query/r?pp/ils:@filreq(@field(NUMBER+@band(cph http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi- +3b07514))+@field(COLLID+cph)) bin/page.cgi/aa/leaders/kamehameh 2) 5) http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi- http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi- bin/page.cgi/aa/leaders/kamehameh/dynasty_3 bin/page.cgi/aa/leaders/kamehameh/boy_1 3) http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi- bin/page.cgi/aa/leaders/kamehameh/boy_2 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 NEW SEARCH HELP #1 TITLE: Liliuokalani CALL NUMBER: BIOG FILE - Liliuokalani [item] [P&P] REPRODUCTION NUMBER: LC-USZ62-59774 (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: J200962 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. 20540 USA DIGITAL ID: (b&w film copy neg.) cph 3b07514 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b07514 CARD #: 2004679211 #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 1854. He introduced a constitutional form of government and adoped Hawaii's first written constitution in 1840. Two other kings, called Kamehameha IV and V, succeeded the boy king, followed by two other royal Queen Liliuokalani, last royal rulers who were not part of the Kamehameha family. ruler of Hawaii The last royal ruler of Hawaii was Queen Liliuokalani, who died in 1917. In 1898, the United States acquired Hawaii, and in 1959 it became the 50th state. page 3 of 3 #3 Leaders & Statesmen King Kamehameha I 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 1782. 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. Kaneena, another Hawaiian tribal Kamehameha was victorious. chief of the day 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 1819. These sons became Kamehameha II and Kamehameha III. page 2 of 2 Leaders & Statesmen King Kamehameha I Born: Between 1740 and 1758 Died: May 8, 1819 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 the Hawaiian islands for more Beginnings of a than a century. Legend has it King that he was born at the time of This statue of Kamehameha the the appearance of Halley's "Law of the Great stands in the U.S. Capitol comet and that this was a sign in Washington, D.C. Splintered that he would rise to greatness. Paddle" The name Kamehameha (pronounced kuh-may-ha-may- ha) means "the one set apart." Choose another Leader or Statesman King Kamehameha I #4 "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" #5 Leaders & Statesmen King Kamehameha I 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 Kamehameha unified the he was raised in secret by a childless couple. Hawaiian islands page 1 of 2 .