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

Birth1780Kauai
MarriageOct 1821Kaahumanu
Death26 May 1824Honolulu, Oahu
Alt nameGeorge Kaumualii
Alt nameKaimualii
Alt nameTamoree

Families

SpouseKapuaamohu ( - )
ChildKamailoki ( - )
ChildKinoiki ( - )
ChildKeliiahonui (1800 - 1849)
SpouseKaahumanu (1768 - 1832)
SpouseNaluahi ( - )
ChildKukiiahu ( - )
SpouseMakua ( - )
ChildNahinu ( - )
SpouseKawalu ( - )
ChildHumehume (1800 - 1826)
SpouseKapule (1798 - 1853)
SpouseKamakaeheikuli ( - )
SpouseNamahana ( - )
SpouseKekaihaakulou ( - )
ChildKamolelani ( - )
ChildKaeo ( - )
FatherKaeokulani (1748 - 1794)
MotherKamakahelei (1739 - )
SiblingLelemahoalau (1763 - )

Endnotes