Hoʻolulu (c. 1794–1844) was a member of the nobility during the formation of the Kingdom of Hawaii . He was a trusted advisor to King Kamehameha I , also known as "Kamehameha the Great", and was one of the select few to know his secret resting place. His descendants continue the tradition of guarding royal burials. A major cultural site in Hilo, Hawaii is named after him.
20-569: He was born around 1794; his mother was Kahikoloa and his father was one of the "Royal Twins" who supported Kamehameha in his military battles, Kameʻeiamoku . He became known as ho'o lulu which means "to lie in the sheltered waters" in the Hawaiian language . When Kamehameha died in 1819, his last wishes were to have his remains hidden in a secret place so they would not be defiled by the foreign visitors who were already looting other burial sites. Hoʻolulu and his half-brother Ulumāheihei Hoapili were
40-490: A Duke of Königsberg ) and then after a divorce and his death, remarry Paul Kamai in 1873. After Lunalilo's death during his short reign as King, Miriam was considered to have a claim to the throne herself. She never contested the closer connections of the other contenders: Queen Emma , Bernice Pauahi Bishop , and Ruth Keʻelikōlani . Daughter Kinoʻoleoliliha (1827–1855) married American businessman Benjamin Pitman . Not much
60-407: A chief in a feather cloak and a feather helmet . The one on the left, bearing a spear, was Kamanawa and the one on the right, with a Kahili (feather standard), was Kameʻeiamoku. The land he was given in 1795 was used by his granddaughter Kuini Liliha , who donated it to Christian missionaries. It eventually became Punahou School in 1841. Family tree based on Abraham Fornander's; "An Account of
80-456: Is known of son Moʻoheau-nui-i-Kaʻaiawaʻawa-o-ʻUlu (1828–1845). Daughter Kahinu o-Kekuaokalani-i-Lekeleke (1829–after 1853) married William Beckley (1814–1871) son of George Charles Beckley , who is sometimes credited with designing the Flag of Hawaii . Their son Fredrick William Bekley served as Royal Governor of Kauaʻi in 1880. In 1893, a small caretaker's house called Hale Hoʻolulu was built at
100-929: Is the couple that has Kanoena. That would make Lonoanahulua Kanoena's grandfather. Kamakau lists Mano-hili as one of the men who assisted Kameʻeiamoku in his attack on the Fair American . Fornander also refers to Lonoanahulu, along with the Kameʻeiamoku and Kamanawa in regards to lands passed down to them from Liloa ; "Liloa, [king of Hawaii], gave Kekaha in Kona, Hawaii, to Laeanuikekaumanamana in perpetuity, and it descended to his grandchildren through Kualii, Kauluoaonana, Wahulu, Lonoanahulu, etc. to Kameeiamoku and Kamanawa. Umi likewise gave Kapalilua, in South Kona, to his child Kapunanahuanui-a-Umi, from whom it descended through Ua, Iwikaualii, lama to Keeaumoku". In 1790,
120-574: The kapu (a religious code of conduct) called the kapu moe . Fornander identifies their mother, Kanoena, as the daughter of Lonoanahulu from the Ehu ohana (family). Almira Hollander Pitman refers to Kanoena in 1931 as Keawepoepoe's cousin. However, in the Hawaiian Genealogy book volume 44: "Eia ka lani ke koi pae moku ka lauhulu paoki o ka aina" , it shows Lonoanahulu marrying Hikuakanaloauuoo and having Manohili who marries Halao, which
140-508: The House of Kalākaua . One of his other sons Hoʻolulu would be the father of Kinoʻole o Liliha who married the notable American businessman Benjamin Pitman . Daughter Kekikipaa would marry Kamehameha I, but then marry Keawemauhili and become the mother of High Chiefess Kapiʻolani . He lives on the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Hawaii . On each side of the coat of arms was the figure of
160-753: The Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii . A descendant has lived in it for six generations to continue the tradition of guarding the tombs of Hawaiian royalty. William John Kaiheʻekai Maiʻoho was appointed to that position in 1995 and died in 2015. His granddaughter Auhea Kekāuluohi named a street in Honolulu at 21°16′44″N 157°48′42″W / 21.27889°N 157.81167°W / 21.27889; -157.81167 ( Ho'olulu Street ) for him . A valley and stream 22°12′2″N 159°36′31″W / 22.20056°N 159.60861°W / 22.20056; -159.60861 ( Ho'olulu Stream ) on
180-468: The American maritime fur trader Simon Metcalfe of the ship Eleanora mistreated Kameʻeiamoku when he boarded his ship. Metcalfe later fired his cannons on the villagers of Olowalu , killing about one hundred. In retaliation, Kameʻeiamoku attacked the next American ship to appear, the schooner Fair American , under the command of Thomas Humphrey Metcalfe , the son of Simon Metcalfe. All but one of
200-605: The Christian name "John Harold" and married Chiefess Namahana III also known as Namahana Kaleleonalani or by a Christian name of Lydia. Namahana III was a grandniece of powerful Queen Kaʻahumanu . They had a daughter Miriam Auhea Kekāuluohi (1839–1899), named for the Kuhina Nui (co-regent) at the time, Kekāuluohi . Auhea Kekāuluohi was mentioned as betrothed to Prince Lunalilo , but instead would marry American William Isaac, (or Jesse) Crowningburg (who claimed relationship to
220-847: The Native Hawaiian Past", Charles Ahlo, Jerry Walker, and Rubellite Kawena Johnson's; "Kamehameha's Children Today", The Hawaiian Historical Society Reports, the genealogies of the Hawaiian Royal families in Kingdom of Hawaii probate, the works of Sheldon Dibble and David Malo as well as the Hawaii State Archive genealogy books. (k) = Kane (Hawaiian for male or husband). (w) = Wahine (female or wife). Hawaiian genealogies use these as indicators for gender instead of (m) and (f) Notes: Sparky Kawamoto Swim Stadium Too Many Requests If you report this error to
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#1732791836829240-466: The Polynesian Race" and other works from the author, Queen Liliuokalani's; "Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen", Samuel Mānaiakalani Kamakau's; "Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii" and other works by the author, John Papa ʻĪʻī's; "Fragments of Hawaiian History", Edith Kawelohea McKinzie's; "Hawaiian Genealogies: Extracted from Hawaiian Language Newspapers, Vol. I & II", Kanalu G. Terry Young's; "Rethinking
260-612: The four great aliʻi warriors of Kona to support Kamehameha I in his rebellion against his cousin Kīwalaʻō ; the other two being their half brother Keʻeaumoku Pāpaʻiahiahi , and Keawe-a-Heulu . These were known as the "Four Kona chiefs". They, along with Kamehameha's kumu (teacher) of Kapu Kuialua named Kekūhaupiʻo, were the center of the war council for Kamehameha when he took power in the battle of Mokuʻōhai in 1782, which strengthened his influence. Kameʻeiamoku had three or four wives and at least three sons. His first wife, Kamakaʻeheikuli,
280-627: The island of Kauaʻi also shares the same name. Hoʻolulu Park , a large park complex in Hilo at 19°43′9″N 155°4′3″W / 19.71917°N 155.06750°W / 19.71917; -155.06750 ( Ho'olulu Park ) is named for him. It includes the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium , Walter Victor Baseball Complex , Dr. Francis F.C. Wong Stadium , Sally Kaleohano's Luʻau Hale, Edith Kanakaole Multi-Purpose Stadium and Sparky Kawamoto Swim Stadium . Some of
300-403: The only two trusted with this honor. He is one of the principal chiefs who met Louis de Freycinet on his 1819 visit. Hoʻolulu died around 1844. Around 1825 Hoʻolulu married Chiefess Charlotte Halaki Kahepakekapuikaailani Cox (1805–1845) whose father was Englishman Harold Cox and mother was High Chiefess Namahana of Moana. They had two daughters and two sons. Son Kaiheʻekai (died 1865) took
320-673: The schooner's crew was killed, including Thomas Humphrey Metcalfe. The lone survivor was Welsh sailor Isaac Davis . Another sailor from the Eleanora , Englishman John Young , was sent ashore to find out what happened, and was also captured. Davis and Young would both become military advisors and translators for Kamehameha. Kameʻeiamoku participated in negotiating a treaty in February 1795 with George Vancouver for British support of Kamehameha. Kameʻeiamoku and his twin Kamanawa were among
340-516: The venues host sporting events of the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo . Hoʻolulu Park is also the location of the annual Merrie Monarch Festival , named in honor of King Kalākaua , the great grand-nephew of Hoʻolulu, The auditorium is named for coach Ung-Soy "Beans" Afook and athlete and promoter Richard "Pablo" Chinen who both died in 1991. The park is the setting of at least one fiction book. Kame%CA%BBeiamoku Kameʻeiamoku (died 1802)
360-497: Was a Hawaiian high chief and the Counselor of State to King Kamehameha I . He was called Kamehameha's uncle, but he was really the cousin of Kamehameha's mother, Kekuiapoiwa II . Along with his twin brother Kamanawa , Kameʻeiamoku's parents were the keiki aliʻi (prince or child of a chief ), Keawepoepoe and Kanoena (w). As the son of Kalanikauleleiaiwi and Lonoikahaupu, monarch's of several kingdoms between them, Keawepoepoe
380-458: Was an aliʻi (noble) of Hawaii, Maui, Oahu and Kauai. As well being an aliʻi nui (great king or supreme monarch) Lonoikahaupu was a kahuna (priest) of the order of Lono (order of Nahulu or Holoa'e), one of two priestly orders, Kū (Kuali'i or Kauali'i) being the other. Through this union Keawepoepoe received the kapu o pahenakalani (the prostrating kapu) which is how the Hawaii aliʻi received
400-477: Was the mother of Kepoʻokalani (c. 1760–?) who was the double great-grandfather of the last two monarchs of the Kingdom. His second wife Kealiʻiokahekili was the mother of Ulumāheihei Hoapili (c. 1776–1840). His third wife Kahikoloa was mother of Hoʻolulu (1794–?). Kameʻeiamoku's descendants succeeded him in assisting Kamehameha after his death in 1802 in Lahaina on Maui . Through his son Kepoʻokalani came
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