Kaahumanu III

Infobox Hawaiian Royalty
name =Kekauluohi
title =Queen Consort of the Hawaiian Islands and Kuhina Nui of the Hawaiian Islands

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reign =5 Apr, 1839 - 7 Jun, 1845
as Kuhina Nui
(age in years and days|1839|4|5|1845|6|7)
predecessor = Kaahumanu II
successor = Keoni Ana
coronation =
spouse =King Kamehameha the Great
Liholiho, King Kamehameha II
High Chief Charles Kanaokinaina
issue =William Charles Lunalilo
full name =Miriam Auhea Kalani Kui Kawakiu o Kekauluohi Kealiiuhiwaihanau o Kalani Makahonua Ahilapalapa Kai Wikapu o Kaleilei a Kalakaua, Kaahumanu III
titles ="HM" The Queen Consort
"HRH" The Queen Dowager
"HRH" The Kuhina Nui
royal house = House of Kalaimamahu
House of Kamehameha
House of Kekaulike
father =High Chief Kalaimamahu
mother =Queen Miriam Kalakua Kaheiheimaile
date of birth =birth date|1794|7|27|df=y
place of birth =Honolulu, O'ahu
date of death =Death date and age|1845|6|7|1794|7|27|df=yes
place of death =Pohukaina, Honolulu, O'ahu
place of burial =Cemetery in Waikiki then to Lunalilo Mausoleum|Queen consort Miriam Auhea Kalani Kui Kawakiu o Kekauluohi Kealiiuhiwaihanau o Kalani Makahonua Ahilapalapa Kai Wikapu o Kaleilei a Kalakaua also known as Ka'ahumanu III (27 July 1794 - 7 June 1845), was Kuhina Nui of Hawaii and a queen consort of king Kamehameha the Great and Kamehameha II.

She was born as the only daughter of Alii Kalaimamahu (half-brother of Kamehameha the Great) and his wife lady Alii Kalakua Kaheiheimalie of Maui who herself later married Kamehameha the Great.

Through her mother she was a step-daughter of king Kamehameha the Great, founder of the Kingdom of Hawaii. Through her father she was a cousin of Kamehameha the Great. She was also half-sister of Victoria Kamamalu and Elizabeth Kinau.

She was bethrothed to a prince of the Tahitian dynasty of Pomare at birth, but never married him because the prince's early death. In 1809 she was married to King Kamehameha the Great as his eighth wife. Her husband died in 1819 and she gave herself the name Auhea (where has he gone) in memory of her first husband. She would later marry her cousin Liholiho as one of his five consorts. She never had issue from her first two marriages.

She became Kuhina Nui of Hawaii as Ka'ahumanu III on April 5, 1839 and she was given the name Kaahumanu, already borne by two preceding kuhina nui. As Kuhina nui she signed, with the king, all official documents; conducted all executive business affecting the Crown; received and transferred government lands; and served as special Councillor to the king, with exclusive veto power over his decisions. She would be co-signer in the constitution of 1840 the first constitution in Hawaii, which provided for an elected representative body, a first step toward the common people gaining political power. The constitution also codified for the first time, the responsibilities and authority of the Kuhina Nui.

She later married Charles Kana'ina and gave birth to a son. When a name for the prince was about to be selected, his mother chanted: "I luna, i luna, i lunalilo, the highest, the highest, the highest of all". He would later became King Lunalilo of Hawaii. Kekauluohi dies of influenza at Pohukaina June 7 1845.

References

Resources

* [http://hawaii.gov/dags/archives/centennial/kekauluohi KEKĀULUOHI]
* [http://www.spiritofaloha.com/place/0201/place.html The Remarkable Kekauluohi]
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