Individual Details
Nahienaena
(1815 - 30 Dec 1836)
LIFE
A. "Her full name is Naahienaena (the raging fires), but history knows her more by the shortened version" (McKinzie, Hawaiian Genealogies, vol 2 p 71). She took the name Harriett when she was baptized a Christian in January, 1827 (Sinclair, Princess Nahienaena, p 15).
B. Birthdate Conflict: She was aboard a ship in Aug 1798 when she was "about fifteen years of age." (Extract of The Diary of Ebenezer Townsend, Jr., p 9).
Conflict: Thrum, Chronological Table of Important Events lists birthyear as 1816.
Conflict: Jarves, History of the Hawaiian or Sandwich Islands, p 205 estimated she was born about 1818.
C. She was not adopted as was the custom. She was raised by her mother Keopuolani (Kwan, et. al, Na Lani Kamehameha, p 15).
D. No children with Kahalaia (Descendants of Prince Keeaumoku I. Hms G65, Chart 8-A-2).
Conflict: It is unclear where the union of Kahalaia is sourced.
E. No children with her brother Kauikeaouli, with whom she had been groomed for a union following the ancient ways (Sinclair, Princess Nahienaena, p 14-15). Nahienaena and Kauikeaouli loved each other and it was natural for them to follow the Hawaiian custom of brother-sister pairing. However, the missionaries were against the custom, so Nahienaena and Kauikeaouli had to end their close relationship (Kwan, et al, Na Lani Kamehameha, p 15).
F. She married Leleiohoku on November 25, 1835 on Maui. She gave birth to a son on September 17, 1836 but the infant lived just a few hours. Her illness continued until her death on December 30, 1836 (Sinclair, Princess Nahienaena, p 25-26 and Kamakau, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii, p 340-341).
Events
| Birth | 1815 |  | |||
| Marriage | 25 Nov 1835 | Leleiohoku | | ||
| Death | 30 Dec 1836 | Honolulu, Oahu | | ||
| Alt name | Harriett Nahienaena | | |||
| Alt name | Harieta Nahienaena | | |||
| Alt name | Naahienaena | | |||
| Alt name | KaleioiwiiKalolooKiwalao KauhipoulioNahienaena Kalanikauikealaneo | |
Families
| Spouse | Kahalaia ( - 1826) |
| Spouse | Leleiohoku (1828 - 1848) |
| Child | Keokinapauokalani (1836 - 1836) |
| Spouse | Keolaakalani ( - ) |
| Father | Kamehameha I (1736 - 1819) |
| Mother | Keopuolani (1778 - 1823) |
| Sibling | Liholiho (1797 - 1824) |
| Sibling | Laamea ( - ) |
| Sibling | Kukaoo ( - ) |
| Sibling | Kauikeaouli (1813 - 1854) |
Endnotes
1. S. M. Kamakau, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii, trans. A. Group Of Hawaiian Scholars. rev. ed. (Honolulu: Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate, 1992)., p 260..
2. W. D. Alexander, A Brief History of the Hawaiian People (New York: American Book Company, 1891)., p 218..
3. The Polynesian, 13 May 1848, p 1, Hawaiian Chronological Table..
4. A. Forbes, "A Chronological Table of Remarkable Events Connected with the History of the Hawaiian Islands," in A Dictionary of the Hawaiian Language, ed. Lorrin Andrews (1865)..
5. Chronology- 1784-1859 and 1555-1730. G1.4. (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)..
6. Abraham Fornander. "Chronological Table of Events in Hawaiian History." In An English-Hawaiian Dictionary, ed. H. R. Hitchcock (1887)..
7. S. M. Kamakau, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii, trans. A. Group Of Hawaiian Scholars. rev. ed. (Honolulu: Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate, 1992)., p 340..
8. W. D. Alexander, A Brief History of the Hawaiian People (New York: American Book Company, 1891)., p 218..
9. Hawaii Dept. Of Accounting and General Services. Archives Division, Hawaiian Chiefs Biographical Abstract (Honolulu, 1998)..
10. Peabody-Henriques genealogy. Hms G17 (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)., p 284..
11. David Malo, Hawaiian Antiquities: (Moolelo Hawaii), trans. Nathaniel B. Emerson. 2nd ed. (Honolulu: Bernice P. Bishop Museum, 1951)., p xviii..
12. S. M. Kamakau, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii, trans. A. Group Of Hawaiian Scholars. rev. ed. (Honolulu: Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate, 1992)., p 208..
13. Edith Kawelohea McKinzie, Hawaiian Genealogies: Extracted from Hawaiian Language Newspapers, (Laie: The Institute for Polynesian Studies, 1983), vol. 1., p 9,65,94..
14. Edith Kawelohea McKinzie, Hawaiian Genealogies: Extracted from Hawaiian Language Newspapers, (Laie: The Institute for Polynesian Studies, 1986), vol. 2., p 71..
15. Keahikuniaalapalapa, Hawaii State Archives, Royal Genealogy of H.R.H.P. Kaikilani IV and her Family, June 5, 1913, Genealogy Books, G-53., p 2..
16. Descendants of Prince Keeaumoku I. HMS G65 (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)., Chart 8-A-2..