Individual Details
Kamamalu
(Abt 1802 - 8 Jul 1824)
LIFE
A. Kamehamalu means "under the protection of Kamehameha" (Kamakau, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii, p 256). Kamamalu means "the shade of the lonely one" (Jarves, History of the Hawaiian and Sandwich Islands, p 214).
B. Conflict: Born about 1800 (Ahlo, Kamehameha's Children today, p 5).
Conflict: Corley, Queen Kamämalu’s Place in Hawaiian History, p 40 indicates bith year as 1801.
Conflict: Hawaiian Chiefs Biographical Abstract indicates she was 22 years old when she died in 1824.
Conflict: Jarves, History of the Hawaiian or Sandwich Islands, p 243 states she was 26 years old when making the trip to England, as does Ellis, A Narrative of a Tour through Hawaii in 1823, p 340.
C. As a toddler, she was betrothed to Liholiho and was joined with him when Kamamalu was 12 years old. She was his first mate (Corley, Queen Kamāmalu’s Place in Hawaiian History, p 40). She was head queen among Liholiho's mates (Alexander, A Brief History of the Hawaiian People, p 181).
D. She had no children (Descendants of Prince Keeaumoku I, Hms G65, Chart 8-A-2).
E. "She was distinguished for good nature, and was much beloved by all her subjects. The poor people, when unable to pay their rent, or under the displeasure of the king and chiefs, or embarrassed on any other account, frequenly repaired to her, and found a friend whose aid was never refused. She was also kind to those foreigners who might be distressed in the islands." She was a strong supporter of Christianity and encouraged her people to follow her example. She established a school in Honolulu. (Ellis, A Narrative of a Tour through Hawaii in 1823, p 340-341).
F. "She died in London, England in 1824 while visiting that kingdom with her royal consort" (Descendants of Prince Keeaumoku I, Hms G65, Chart 8-A-2). She died of measles (Kamakau, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii, p 257).
Events
| Birth | Abt 1802 | Kawaihae, Hawaii |  | ||
| Death | 8 Jul 1824 | | |||
| Alt name | Kamehamalu | | |||
| Alt name | Kamamalunui | | |||
| Alt name | Kalani KuaanaoKamehamalu Kealii Hoopiliawalu | | |||
| Alt name | Kainamalu | | |||
| Alt name | Victoria Kamehamalu | |
Families
| Spouse | Liholiho (1797 - 1824) |
| Father | Kamehameha I (1736 - 1819) |
| Mother | Kaheiheimalie (1778 - 1842) |
| Sibling | Kamehameha Kapuaiwa (1801 - ) |
| Sibling | Kekuaiwa (1803 - ) |
| Sibling | Kahoanoku Kinau (1805 - 1839) |
| Sibling | Kamehameha Kakaa ( - ) |
Endnotes
1. Oukah. Hawaiian Royal & Noble Genealogies, (Dallas: Triskelion Press, 1998)., p 114..
2. Hawaii Dept. Of Accounting and General Services. Archives Division, Hawaiian Chiefs Biographical Abstract (Honolulu, 1998)..
3. W. D. Alexander, A Brief History of the Hawaiian People (New York: American Book Company, 1891)., p 322..
4. Hawaii Dept. Of Accounting and General Services. Archives Division, Hawaiian Chiefs Biographical Abstract (Honolulu, 1998)..
5. Peabody-Henriques genealogy. Hms G17 (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)., p 290..
6. The Polynesian, 13 May 1848, p 1, Hawaiian Chronological Table..
7. 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)..
8. Chronology- 1784-1859 and 1555-1730. G1.4. (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)..
9. Thomas G. Thrum. "Chronological Table of Important Events." Hawaiian Almanac and Annual. (1876): 12-23..
10. S. M. Kamakau, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii, trans. A. Group Of Hawaiian Scholars. rev. ed. (Honolulu: Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate, 1992)., p 208..
11. W. D. Alexander, A Brief History of the Hawaiian People (New York: American Book Company, 1891)., p 322..
12. Bruce Cartwright, "The Genealogy of the Kamehameha Dynasty: Supplement to the History of Oahu Island," Paradise of the Pacific. January 1925., p 20..
13. Edith Kawelohea McKinzie, Hawaiian Genealogies: Extracted from Hawaiian Language Newspapers, (Laie: The Institute for Polynesian Studies, 1983), vol. 1., p 94..
14. Descendants of Prince Keeaumoku I. HMS G65 (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)., Chart 8-A-2..
15. Peabody-Henriques genealogy. Hms G17 (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)., p 49..
16. Ralph Simpson Kuykendall, The Hawaiian Kingdom, 1778-1854 (Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, reprint 1947)., p 164..