Individual Details
Naihekukui
( - 8 Feb 1825)
LIFE
A. Naihekukui means "the spears of candlenut" (Bingham, A Residence of Twenty-one Years in the Sandwich Islands, p xvi).
B. He was "national orator and keeper of the records of the King and nation." As one of the chiefs "who accompanied Kamehameha II and Queen Kamamalu to England," he died at sea on February 8, 1825 (Hawaiian Chiefs Biographical Abstract). He traveled with Liholiho to England and died on the trip (Kamakau, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii, p 256-257).
Events
| Death | 8 Feb 1825 |  | |||
| Alt name | Kapihe | | |||
| Alt name | Naihe Kukui | |
Families
| Spouse | I ( - ) |
| Child | Kalama Kapakuhaili (1817 - 1870) |
| Father | Hanakahi ( - ) |
| Mother | Piipii ( - ) |
Endnotes
1. Hawaii Dept. Of Accounting and General Services. Archives Division, Hawaiian Chiefs Biographical Abstract (Honolulu, 1998)..
2. W. D. Alexander, A Brief History of the Hawaiian People (New York: American Book Company, 1891)., p 218..
3. Descendants of Prince Keeaumoku I. HMS G65 (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)., Chart 8-A-2..