This article is about the second King of Hawaii. For other uses, see Kamehameha (disambiguation).
Kamehameha II
Portrait of Kamehameha II, drawn by John Hayter, 1824.
King of the Hawaiian Islands
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Reign
May 20, 1819 – July 14, 1824
Predecessor
Kamehameha I
Successor
Kamehameha III
Kuhina Nui
Kaʻahumanu I
Born
Liholiho November 1797 Hilo, Hawaiʻi
Died
(1824-07-14)July 14, 1824 (aged 26) London, England
Burial
May 11, 1825[1]
Mauna ʻAla Royal Mausoleum
Spouse
Kamāmalu Kīnaʻu Kekāuluohi Pauahi Kekauʻōnohi
Names
Kalani Kaleiʻaimoku o Kaiwikapu o Laʻamea i Kauikawekiu Ahilapalapa Kealiʻi Kauinamoku o Kahekili Kalaninui i Mamao ʻIolani i Ka Liholiho
House
House of Kamehameha
Father
Kamehameha I
Mother
Keōpūolani
Signature
Kamehameha II (November 1797 – July 14, 1824) was the second king of the Kingdom of Hawaii from 1819 to 1824. His birth name was Liholiho and full name was Kalaninui kua Liholiho i ke kapu ʻIolani.[2] It was lengthened to Kalani Kaleiʻaimoku o Kaiwikapu o Laʻamea i Kauikawekiu Ahilapalapa Kealiʻi Kauinamoku o Kahekili Kalaninui i Mamao ʻIolani i Ka Liholiho when he took the throne.[3]
Due to his young age, his power was limited and he was controlled under Ka'ahumanu, the queen consort of his father Kamehameha I. However, Kamehameha II is disreputably known for the 'Ai Noa, when he broke traditional religious laws, leading to a lengthened period of taboo-breaking, the disbanding of the social class of priest, and the destruction of temples and images. With increased European contact, Christianity and Western influence began to appear during his reign.
^Roger G. Rose, Sheila Conant and Eric P. Kjellgren (1993). "Hawaiian standing kahili in the Bishop museum: An ethnological and biological analysis". Journal of the Polynesian Society. 102 (3). Polynesian Society: 273–304. JSTOR 20706518. Retrieved 2011-09-18.
^Pukui, Elbert & Mookini 1974, pp. 56–57, 132.
^Kapiikauinamoku (June 7, 1956). "Queen of LIholiho was kamamalu's Half-Sister – The Story of Maui Royalty". The Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu. p. 28. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
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