Individual Details
Lot Kapuaiwa
(11 Dec 1830 - 11 Dec 1872)
LIFE
A. Conflict: Alexander, A Brief History of the Hawaiian People, p 327 indicates birth day as December 30, 1830.
B. He was adopted by Nahienaena and raised by Hoapili and Kaheiheimalie in Lahaina (Kamakau, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii, p 304,348; Pukui, Hawaiian Genealogies, p 90).
C. He was educated in the Royal School from 1839 to 1849 (Alexander, A Brief Sketch of the Life of Kamehameha V, p 10).
D. "This prince succeeded to the throne of Hawaii under the style and title of King Kamehameha V on 30 November 1863. He lived for many years with the Chiefess Kamaipuupaa, but no children were born. He never married." (Descendants of Prince Keeaumoku I, Hms G65, Chart 8-A-2).
Conflict: He had no children (Pukui, Hawaiian Genealogies, p 106).
E. In 1864, "the king promulgated a new constitution upon his own authority, which continued in force for twenty-three years...The useless office of kuhina nui or vice-king was abolished" (Alexander, A Brief History of the Hawaiian People, p 289).
F. He died of "dropsy on the chest" while considering who to name as successor (Liliuokalani, Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen, p 35). "With him ended the line of the Kamehamehas. Unfortunately, no successor had been appointed to the throne" (Alexander, A Brief History of the Hawaiian People, p 297).
Events
| Birth | 11 Dec 1830 | Honolulu, Oahu |  | ||
| Death | 11 Dec 1872 | Honolulu, Oahu | | ||
| Alt name | Kamehameha V | | |||
| Alt name | Prince Lot | | |||
| Alt name | Lot Kapuaiwa | | |||
| Alt name | Lot Kamehameha | | |||
| Alt name | Lota Kamehameha | | |||
| Alt name | Kapuaiwa | | |||
| Alt name | Loka | | |||
| Alt name | Lota | | |||
| Alt name | Lot Kapuaiwa Kamehameha | |
Families
| Spouse | Kamaipuupaa ( - ) |
| Father | Mataio Kekuanoa (1791 - 1868) |
| Mother | Kahoanoku Kinau (1805 - 1839) |
| Sibling | David Kamehameha (1828 - 1835) |
| Sibling | Moses Kekuaiwa (1829 - 1848) |
| Sibling | Alexander Liholiho (1834 - 1863) |
| Sibling | Victoria Kamamalu (1838 - 1866) |
Endnotes
1. S. M. Kamakau, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii, trans. A. Group Of Hawaiian Scholars. rev. ed. (Honolulu: Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate, 1992)., p 304..
2. Hawaii Dept. Of Accounting and General Services. Archives Division, Hawaiian Chiefs Biographical Abstract (Honolulu, 1998)..
3. Chronology- 1784-1859 and 1555-1730. G1.4. (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)..
4. Thomas G. Thrum. "Chronological Table of Important Events." Hawaiian Almanac and Annual. (1876): 12-23..
5. W. D. Alexander, A Brief History of the Hawaiian People (New York: American Book Company, 1891)., p 320..
6. Milton Rubincam, America's Only Royal Family: Genealogy of the Former Hawaiian Ruling House. Washington D.C: National Genealogical Society, 1968., p 85..
7. Liliuokalani, Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen (Boston: Lothrop Lee & Shepard Co, 1898)., p 35..
8. Mary Kawena Pukui, Hawaiian Genealogies (Honolulu, 1962)., p 106..
9. Hawaii Dept. Of Accounting and General Services. Archives Division, Hawaiian Chiefs Biographical Abstract (Honolulu, 1998)..
10. W. D. Alexander, A Brief History of the Hawaiian People (New York: American Book Company, 1891)., p 327..
11. Peabody-Henriques genealogy. Hms G17 (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)., p 290..
12. Chronology- 1784-1859 and 1555-1730. G1.4. (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)..
13. Abraham Fornander. "Chronological Table of Events in Hawaiian History." In An English-Hawaiian Dictionary, ed. H. R. Hitchcock (1887)..
14. Thomas G. Thrum. "Chronological Table of Important Events." Hawaiian Almanac and Annual. (1876): 12-23..
15. Ralph Simpson Kuykendall, The Hawaiian Kingdom, 1854-1874 (Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1953)., p 241..
16. Hawaii State Archives, Genealogy Books, G-8, Buke ku Auhau Hawaii., p 13..
17. 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..
18. Hawaii State Archives, Genealogy Books, G-14, Na Kuahau Kolakou mau inoa., p 20..
19. Liliuokalani, Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen (Boston: Lothrop Lee & Shepard Co, 1898)., p 35..
20. Edith Kawelohea McKinzie, Hawaiian Genealogies: Extracted from Hawaiian Language Newspapers, (Laie: The Institute for Polynesian Studies, 1986), vol. 2., p 31..
21. Liliuokalani, Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen (Boston: Lothrop Lee & Shepard Co, 1898)., p 402..
22. Kalanianaole scrapbook, 1844. M43. (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)., p 182..
23. He Buke Kuauhau Alii: No na alii o Hawaii nei. HMS G6a. Bishop Museum Archives., p 13..
24. Helekunihi Genealogy. Hms G54 (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)., p 12..
25. Genealogy of the Chiefs. Hms G46 (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)., p 11..
26. He Buke Mookuauhau Alii. Hms G13 (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)., p 23..
27. Book of Kapohu o Lahaina. Hms G19 (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)..
28. Hawaii State Archives, Genealogy Books, G-4, Phillips Collection Book No. 4., p 26..
29. Genealogy of the Chiefs. Hms G46 (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)., p 25..
30. Hawaii State Archives, Genealogy Books, G-22, He Buka no kaoihana Kula Davida Malo ke Kahukula., p 33..
31. Hawaii State Archives, Genealogy Books, G-14, Na Kuahau Kolakou mau inoa., p 24..
32. Hawaii Dept. Of Accounting and General Services. Archives Division, Hawaiian Chiefs Biographical Abstract (Honolulu, 1998)..