Individual Details

Pauahi

( - 16 Jun 1826)



LINEAGE
A. Conflict: Alexander, A Brief History of the Hawaiian People, p 317 and Rubincam, America's Only Royal Family, p 84 lists mother as Luahine.
LIFE
A. Pauahi means "fire destroyed" (Bingham, A Residence of Twenty-one Years in the Sandwich Islands, p xvi).
B. She was one of Liholiho's 5 mates when he moved to Oahu (Kamakau, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii, p 250). After hearing of the death of Liholiho in 1824, "Luanu'u Kahala-i'a took under his protection Ka-lani-pauahi and Ka-ho'aon-ku Kina'u.... Within a few years, Pauahi became the mate of Keku-ana'oa, and Kina'u of Kahala-i'a" (Kamakau, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii, p 346-347).
C. She died in 1826 "epidemic of cough and bronchitis" while giving birth to Ruth (Kamakau, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii, p 274,347).

Events

Marriage28 Nov 1825Mataio Kekuanoa
Death16 Jun 1826Honolulu, Oahu
Alt namePauahinui
Alt nameKalani Pauahi
Alt nameKalanipauahi
Alt namePauahimua

Families

SpouseMataio Kekuanoa (1791 - 1868)
ChildRuth Keelikolani (1826 - 1883)
SpouseLiholiho (1797 - 1824)
FatherKaoleioku (1767 - 1816)
MotherKeouawahine ( - )

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