Namahana Piia

Lydia Namahana Piʻia
Portrait of Namahana Piia as "Queen of the Sandwich Islands", published in Otto von Kotzebue's A New Voyage Around the World, 1830.
Governor of Oahu
In office 1824 – 1829?[1]
Preceded by	Oliver Holmes
Succeeded by	Boki
Personal details
Born	Hawaii
Died	1829
Spouse(s)	Kamehameha I Gideon Peleioholani Laanui

Lydia Namahana Piʻia (c. 1787 - 1829^[1]) was a wife of King Kamehameha I of Hawaii. She was the daughter of Keeaumoku Pāpaiahiahi, and her sister Kaʻahumanu was also Kamehameha's wife. Kamehameha and Kaʻahumanu later arranged Piia to marry Gideon Peleioholani Laanui, who was ten years her junior. They were married by Hiram Bingham I in a Christian ceremony.^[2]

Namahana Piia also served as Governor of Oahu.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Oahu
2. ^ Elizabeth Kekaʻaniauokalani Kalaninuiohilaukapu Pratt (2009) [1920]. Daniel Logan. ed. History of Keoua Kalanikupuapa-i-nui: father of Hawaii kings, and his descendants. Honolulu: republished by Kessinger Publishing. p. 46. ISBN 9781104766610. http://books.google.com/books?id=UgouAAAAYAAJ. 

Preceded by Oliver Holmes

Royal Governor of Oahu

Succeeded by Boki