Individual Details
Kaumualii
(1780 - 26 May 1824)
LIFE
A. Ruler of Kauai at his mother's death (Fornander, An Account of the Polynesian Race, vol 2 p 298; Descendants of Prince Keeaumoku I, Hms G65, Chart 8-B). Also, ruler of Niihau.
B. Cession of Kauai by Kaumualii to Kamehameha in 1810 (Fornander, An Account of the Polynesian Race, vol 2 p 298).
C. "After the death of Kamehameha, Kaumualii, the last independent king of Kauai, removed to Honolulu and became the spouse of Kaahumanu" (Fornander, An Account of the Polynesian Race, vol 2 p 291). In 1821, "he was torn from his kingdom, to remain henceforth a virtual prisoner of state. Soon after his arrival at Honolulu, October 9th, he was induced to marry the haughty Kaahumanu, who also took to husband his son, Kealiiahonui" (Alexander, A Brief History of the Hawaiian People, p 178). Kamakau tells the story differently. After showing the queen around Kauai and searched for the famed Nihoa, he brought her home to Honolulu. There Kaahumanu, with the approval of King Liholiho, took Kaumualii as her mate. This was before Kaahumanu became interested in Christianity (Kamakau, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii, p 253-265). Another version: "To save his life and to protect him from avenging chiefs, Kaahumanu married him and his son Keliiahonui, thus placing them under her direct protection" (Oukah, Hawaiian Royal & Noble Genealogies, p 155).
D. He learned to speak and read English (Kamakau, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii, p 244). "he was a religious chief... [He and Keopuolani] were of the first of chiefs to become followers of the true God" (Kamakau, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii, p 318).
D. He lived with Kaahumanu in Honolulu from 1822 until death in 1825 (Kamakau, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii, p 265).
Conflict: Death date 26 May 1824 (Alexander, A Brief History of the Hawaiian People, p 186; Del Piano, Kalanimoku: Iron Cable of the Hawaiian Kingdom, p 20). Hawaiian Chiefs Biographical Abstract also indicates February 22, 1821.
E. Fragment: His daughter Kapo was present at his death bed (Kamakau, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii, p 265).
F. Fragment: Bingham, A Residence of Twenty-One Years in the Sandwich Islands, p 80 show 2 additional children: Kepani and Kahekili.
Fragment: He had a nephew Ka-mahole-lani, who was sent to negotiate peace treaty with Kamehameha and was given to mate Kekela-a-Kalani-wahi-ka-pa'a, who died in 1865 (Kamakau, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii, p 195).
Events
| Birth | 1780 | Kauai | ![]() | ||
| Marriage | Oct 1821 | Kaahumanu | ![]() | ||
| Death | 26 May 1824 | Honolulu, Oahu | ![]() | ||
| Alt name | George Kaumualii | ||||
| Alt name | Kaimualii | ![]() | |||
| Alt name | Tamoree |
Families
| Spouse | Kapuaamohu ( - ) |
| Child | Kamailoki ( - ) |
| Child | Kinoiki ( - ) |
| Child | Keliiahonui (1800 - 1849) |
| Spouse | Kaahumanu (1768 - 1832) |
| Spouse | Naluahi ( - ) |
| Child | Kukiiahu ( - ) |
| Spouse | Makua ( - ) |
| Child | Nahinu ( - ) |
| Spouse | Kawalu ( - ) |
| Child | Humehume (1800 - 1826) |
| Spouse | Kapule (1798 - 1853) |
| Spouse | Kamakaeheikuli ( - ) |
| Spouse | Namahana ( - ) |
| Spouse | Kekaihaakulou ( - ) |
| Child | Kamolelani ( - ) |
| Child | Kaeo ( - ) |
| Father | Kaeokulani (1748 - 1794) |
| Mother | Kamakahelei (1739 - ) |
| Sibling | Lelemahoalau (1763 - ) |
Endnotes
1. J.F.G. Stokes. "New Bases for Hawaiian Chronology." In Forty-Third Annual Report of the Hawaiian Historical Society. (1935):15-44., p 32..
2. Oukah. Hawaiian Royal & Noble Genealogies, (Dallas: Triskelion Press, 1998)., p 155..
3. The Polynesian, 13 May 1848, p 1, Hawaiian Chronological Table..
4. Abraham Fornander. "Chronological Table of Events in Hawaiian History." In An English-Hawaiian Dictionary, ed. H. R. Hitchcock (1887)..
5. Ralph Simpson Kuykendall, The Hawaiian Kingdom, 1778-1854 (Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, reprint 1947)., p 76..
6. W. D. Alexander, A Brief History of the Hawaiian People (New York: American Book Company, 1891)., p 186..
7. Hawaii Dept. Of Accounting and General Services. Archives Division, Hawaiian Chiefs Biographical Abstract (Honolulu, 1998)..
8. Peabody-Henriques genealogy. Hms G17 (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)., p 284..
9. The Polynesian, 13 May 1848, p 1, Hawaiian Chronological Table..
10. 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)..
11. Chronology- 1784-1859 and 1555-1730. G1.4. (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)..
12. Abraham Fornander. "Chronological Table of Events in Hawaiian History." In An English-Hawaiian Dictionary, ed. H. R. Hitchcock (1887)..
13. Thomas G. Thrum. "Chronological Table of Important Events." Hawaiian Almanac and Annual. (1876): 12-23..
14. James J. Jarves, History of the Hawaiian or Sandwich Islands (Boston: James Monroe and Company, 1844)., p 244..
15. Ralph Simpson Kuykendall, The Hawaiian Kingdom, 1778-1854 (Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, reprint 1947)., p 118..
16. Genealogical notes from Henriques-Peabody estate. HMS G27 (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)., p 214..
17. Ka Hae Hawaii., 4 May 1859, p 18, Ka make aua o J Piikoi..
