Individual Details

William Charles Lunalilo

(31 Jan 1835 - 3 Feb 1874)



LIFE
A. Conflict: Kamakau, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii, p 394 and Fornander, Chronological Table of Events in Hawaiian History states his birth year as 1834.
Conflict: McKinzie, Hawaiian Genealogies, vol 1 p 18; Alexander, A Brief History of the Hawaiian People, p 327; and Peabody-Henriques Genealogy, Hms G17, p 284 list birthdate as January 31, 1832.
B. He was reared by his mother's cousin Peleuli (Record of foster parents of the Kamehamehas and other chiefs, HEN v1 p 763-765).
C. He was elected king in January 1873; the first to be elected by the constitution because Kamehameha V did not name a successor. (Alexander, A Brief History of the Hawaiian People, p 299). He reigned from June 8, 1873 to Feb 3, 1874 (Cartwright, The Genealogy of the Kamehameha Dynasty, p 21). "The King's health never was good" (Rubincam, America's Only Royal Family, p 86).
D. He took on the title of Lunalilo when he became king (Liliuokalani, Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen, p 14).
E. He was never married (Liliuokalani, Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen, p 15).
Conflict: Ahlo et al, Kamehameha's Children Today, p 179, indicates a mate named Hakaleleponi Kapakuhaili.
F. He "left the bulk of his real estate to found a home for aged and poor Hawaiians" (Alexander, A Brief History of the Hawaiian People, p 300).
G. He died of pulmonary consumption (Alexander, A Brief History of the Hawaiian People, p 300).

Events

Birth31 Jan 1835Honolulu, Oahu
Death3 Feb 1874Honolulu, Oahu
Alt nameW.C. Lunalilo
Alt nameWilliam Lunalilo
Alt nameLunalilo
Alt nameWilliam C. Lunalilo
Alt namePrince William
Alt nameKekuaini
Alt nameKing Lunalilo

Families

SpouseHakaleleponi Kapakuhaili ( - )
FatherCharles Kanaina (1801 - 1877)
MotherKekauluohi (1794 - 1845)
SiblingKaaikumoku ( - )

Endnotes

1. Helekunihi Genealogy. Hms G54 (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)..

2. Thomas G. Thrum. "Chronological Table of Important Events." Hawaiian Almanac and Annual. (1876): 12-23..

3. Ralph Simpson Kuykendall, The Hawaiian Kingdom, 1854-1874 (Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1953)., p 296..

4. Milton Rubincam, America's Only Royal Family: Genealogy of the Former Hawaiian Ruling House. Washington D.C: National Genealogical Society, 1968., p 86..

5. Edith Kawelohea McKinzie, Hawaiian Genealogies: Extracted from Hawaiian Language Newspapers, (Laie: The Institute for Polynesian Studies, 1983), vol. 1., p 18..

6. W. D. Alexander, A Brief History of the Hawaiian People (New York: American Book Company, 1891)., p 300..

7. Peabody-Henriques genealogy. Hms G17 (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)., p 284..

8. Chronology- 1784-1859 and 1555-1730. G1.4. (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)..

9. Abraham Fornander. "Chronological Table of Events in Hawaiian History." In An English-Hawaiian Dictionary, ed. H. R. Hitchcock (1887)..

10. Thomas G. Thrum. "Chronological Table of Important Events." Hawaiian Almanac and Annual. (1876): 12-23..

11. Ralph Simpson Kuykendall, The Hawaiian Kingdom, 1854-1874 (Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1953)., p 262..

12. Hawaii State Archives, Genealogy Books, G-44, Genealogy, Volume I., p 37..

13. Genealogical notes from Henriques-Peabody estate. HMS G27 (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)., p 213..

14. Kalanianaole scrapbook, 1844. M43. (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)., p 182..

15. Elizabeth K. Pratt, Keoua: Father of Kings. Honolulu: Honolulu Star Bulletin Ltd, 1920., p 34..

16. Hawaii State Archives, Genealogy Books, G-10, He kuauhau no ka hanau ana o na kupuna a pau o hawaii nei., p 14..

17. Helekunihi Genealogy. Hms G54 (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)., p 39..

18. The Royal Genealogical Tree of Edward Kamakau Lilikalani. M93.01-1-11-84..

19. J. A. Nahaku, Genealogies of the Alii, and the story of the union of Kauai with the other Hawaiian islands, MS KC 6.31, Bishop Museum Archives., p 16..

20. Genealogical papers - Poepoe collection. Hms G14 (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)., p Mau Kupuna 8..

21. Hawaii State Archives, Genealogy Books, G-14, Na Kuahau Kolakou mau inoa., p 18..

22. Hawaii State Archives, Genealogy Books, G-14, Na Kuahau Kolakou mau inoa., p 24..

23. Hawaii State Archives, Genealogy Books, G-14, Na Kuahau Kolakou mau inoa., p 30..

24. W. D. Alexander, A Brief History of the Hawaiian People (New York: American Book Company, 1891)., p 327..

25. The Pacific Commercial Advertiser., 21 Dec 1872, p 3, This is the Truth..

26. Oukah. Hawaiian Royal & Noble Genealogies, (Dallas: Triskelion Press, 1998)., p 227..

27. Milton Rubincam, America's Only Royal Family: Genealogy of the Former Hawaiian Ruling House. Washington D.C: National Genealogical Society, 1968., p 85..