Chief Minister of Kingdom of Hawaiʻi (c. 1768–1827)
William Pitt Kalanimoku
Chief Minister of Kingdom of Hawaii
From a painting by Louis Choris
Born
c. 1768 Maui
Died
February 7, 1827 (aged 58–59) Kamakahonu
Spouse
Kiliwehi Kuwahine Likelike ʻAkahi
Issue
William Pitt Leleiohoku I
Father
Kekuamanoha
Mother
Kamakahukilani
Signature
William Pitt Kalanimoku or Kalaimoku (c. 1768 – February 7, 1827) was a High Chief who functioned similarly to a prime minister of the Hawaiian Kingdom during the reigns of Kamehameha I, Kamehameha II and the beginning of the reign of Kamehameha III. He was called The Iron Cable of Hawaiʻi because of his abilities.[1]: 2
^Barbara Del Piano (2009). "Kalanimoku: Iron Cable of the Hawaiian Kingdom, 1769-1827". Hawaiian Journal of History. 43. Hawaiian Historical Society: 1–28. hdl:10524/12237.
William Pitt Kalanimoku or Kalaimoku (c. 1768 – February 7, 1827) was a High Chief who functioned similarly to a prime minister of the Hawaiian Kingdom...
Hawaiian priesthood, permit rebuilding of the temples, and dismiss both Kalanimōkū and Kaʻahumanu. Kamehameha II refused. At the battle of Kuamoʻo on the...
1828 William Pitt Kalanimoku (1768–1827), chief minister to King Kamehameha I William Pitt Leleiohoku I (1821–1848), son of Kalanimoku John William Pitt...
de Kraïmokou, Premier Ministre du Roi; Fabrication des Étoffes (c. 1819), Depicting High Chiefess Likelike, the wife of Kalanimoku beating kapa cloth....
at Kuamo'o on the island of Hawaiʻi, where the king's forces, led by Kalanimoku, defeated the last upholders of the ancient religion. Belief in the power...
Department Headquarters ʻIolani Barracks ʻIolani Palace Kakaʻako Fire Station Kalanimoku Building Kamehameha V Post Office Kawaiahaʻo Church Kawaiahaʻo Plaza King...
hospitality. The King delegated the responsibility for the Japanese to Kalanimoku who had 50 men construct a house on May 6 for the Japanese. It took four...
Prime Minister Kalanimoku standing in the doorway of one of his houses in the company of his wife Likelike, shown with her right arm raised and about to...
dawn of Hawaiian civilization. During this time before the Kuhina Nui Kalanimoku, a trusted chief of Kamehameha, was the Kālaimoku until Kamehameha established...
31, 1821, in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. He was the son of the Prime Minister Kalanimoku who was called The Iron Pillar of Hawaii and took the English name of...
Naihe Royal Orator and Councilor Naihe and Kalanimoku attending Queen Kamāmalu in a procession during a celebration commemorating the death of Kamehameha...
north to meet Kalanimoku's troops who were gathered at Kamakahonu. They met in the Battle of Kuamoʻo. Both sides had muskets, but Kalanimoku had cannon mounted...
would go by land. This was tantamount to war. Liholiho sent forces under Kalanimoku to intercept Keaoua. Their forces met at Kuamoʻo, just South of Keauhou...
Liholiho, also lived here, taking the name Kamehameha II. In December 1819, Kalanimoku led an army from here to put down the rebellion of his nephew Kekuaokalani...
Hundreds of Native Hawaiians were baptised. The first converts included Kalanimoku, chief minister of the kingdom, Boki and Liliha. The American Congregationalist...
wife after his previous wife Likelike was taken by his older brother Kalanimoku. Boki, Liliha, and Mataio Kekūanaōʻa were principal members of the entourage...
Leleiohoku, the son of Prime Minister Kalanimoku. The English name "William Pitt" was originally chosen by Kalanimoku in honor of the British Prime Minister...
headed by Kalanimoku in an area also known as Lekeleke in December 1819. Both sides in the battle at this site had rifles, but Kalanimoku had a small...
her namesakes were Likelike (an earlier Hawaiian chiefess and wife of Kalanimoku) and Miriam Auhea Kekāuluohi, Kuhina Nui (premier) and the mother of King...
lease (Kalanimoku, Marin, and Boki) were dead. The kingdom ruled the lease invalid since by tradition the land belonged to Kaʻahumanu, not Kalanimoku. Sir...
a daughter, who married of Kamehamehakauokoa: 320 : 208 and probably Kalanimoku. Her grandchildren were Kekauʻōnohi by Kīnaʻu and Leleiohoku I by Kiliwehi...