Kamehameha I
King of Hawaii from 1795 to 1819 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kamehameha I (Hawaiian pronunciation: [kəmehəˈmɛhə]; Kalani Paiʻea Wohi o Kaleikini Kealiʻikui Kamehameha o ʻIolani i Kaiwikapu kauʻi Ka Liholiho Kūnuiākea; c. 1736? – May 8 or 14, 1819), also known as Kamehameha the Great,[2] was the conqueror and first ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii. The state of Hawaii gave a statue of him to the National Statuary Hall Collection in Washington, D.C., as one of two statues it is entitled to install there.
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Kamehameha I | |||||
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King of the Hawaiian Islands | |||||
Reign | 1795 – May 8, 1819 | ||||
Successor | Kamehameha II | ||||
Aliʻi nui of Hawaii | |||||
Reign | July 1782 – 1795 | ||||
Predecessor | Kīwalaʻō | ||||
Born | Paiʻea between 1736–1761 Kapakai, Kokoiki, Moʻokini Heiau, Kohala, Hawaiʻi Island | ||||
Died | May 14, 1819 Kamakahonu, Kailua-Kona, Kona, Kingdom of Hawaii | ||||
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House | Kamehameha | ||||
Father | Keōua Kalanikupuapaʻīkalaninui Ahilapalapa | ||||
Mother | Kekuʻiapoiwa II |
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