- James Kānehoa
Infobox Hawaiian Royalty
name =James Young Kānehoa
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spouse =Sarah Kaniaulono Davis
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issue =Jane Lahilahi "Kānehoa" Young
full name =James Kānehoa Young
titles =Ali'i Royal Chief or Lord
"HE" Governor of Maui
"HE" Governor of Maui
royal house =House of Olohana
Royal House of Oahu
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father =John Young Olohana
mother =Namokuelua
date of birth =birth date|1797|8|7|df=y
place of birth =Kawaihae ?,Hawaii
date of death =Death date and age|1851|10|1|1797|8|7|df=yes
place of death =Honolulu ,Oahu
place of burial =Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii |James Young Kānehoa (1797 [http://homepage.mac.com/gencea/Nui/ps03/ps03_073.htm James Kanehoa YOUNG ] ] - 1851) was a Hawaiian chief and son of John Young who was the British advisor of
Kamehameha the Great . He was an influential member of the court ofKamehameha II andKamehameha III . Sometimes he is confused with his half-brother John Kaleipaihala Young II.Life
He was born
7 August 1797 at Kawaihae. Kanehoa was Young's second son by his first wife in Hawaii the chiefessNamokuelua of Oahu aristocracy. He had the blood of chiefs flowing in his veins, for his mother was woman of, though not high, chiefly rank. Kanehoa had an elder brother named Robert Young, born in 1796. His father had four children from another woman nameKa'oana'eha who was the niece of Kamehameha the Great. His half-siblings wereFanny Kekela ,Grace Kamaikui ,Jane Lahilahi , andJohn Kaleipaihala .He left Hawaii at a young age, some say nine. He was sent to United States to be educated along with his brother Robert. The latter would join the US Army and die in the
War of 1812 . He became a merchant mariner, like his sailor father; for many years he sailed betweenPhiladelphia , his home port, andEngland . Eventually, his experience abroad and his fluency in English led to recognization byKamehameha II when Kanehoa returned to Hawaii. [Kanahele, George S.. Emma: Hawai'i's Remarkable Queen : a Biography . University of Hawaii Press, 1999. Page 45-46] Kanehoa was entrusted with the official letters of introduction and served as translator. This visit ended sadly, forKamehameha II , his queen and three other chiefs contracted the measles and died abroad. [ [http://www.spiritofaloha.com/place/0503/place.html Spirit of Aloha - Aloha Airlines' in-flight magazine with information on Hawaii vacations, Hawaiian island maps and the best places to travel in Hawaii ] ] He survived and interpreted for High ChiefBoki , the new leader of the royal party, when he met King George IV. Kanehoa accompanied the body of his deceased king and queen back to Honolulu.He served a court position under
Queen Kaahumanu . He served as a member of theHouse of Noble s during Kamehameha III's reign. Later he was a member of the first Board of Land Commissioners underKamehameha III . Other members were William Richards, John Ricord,John Papa Ii , and Zorobabel Kaauwai. Their duties were to settle or quiet land claims during theMahele . [Kahana: How the Land Was Lost By Robert H. Stauffer. Page 11] He also held the governorships of Kaua'i and Maui at different times and was particuraly strict in dealing withsmallpox . He died in October 1, 1851, not long after his step-motherKa'oana'eha And was intured in theRoyal Mausoleum of Hawaii in the same year either in the Wylie Tomb or the John Young's Tomb. He was a patient atRooke House , the place so connected with the deaths of the Young family.Marriage and Children
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