The Monarchs of Hawaii: Keeping Track of the Kamehameha Kings

30 05 2011

Kamehameha I


Kamehameha I lived from 1758-1819 and ruled the Kingdom of Hawaii from 1795- 1819.
Kamehameha’s full Hawaiian name is Kalani Paiʻea Wohi o Kaleikini Kealiʻikui Kamehameha o ʻIolani i Kaiwikapu kaui Ka Liholiho Kūnuiākea.

Kamehameha II


Kamehameha II lived from 1797-1824 and ruled from 1819-1824
His birth name was Liholiho and full name was Kalaninui kua Liholiho i ke kapu ʻIolani. 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.

Kamehameha III


Kamehameha III lived from 1814-1854 and ruled from 1825-1854

His full Hawaiian name was Keaweaweʻula Kiwalaʻo Kauikeaouli Kaleiopapa and then lengthened to Keaweaweʻula Kiwalaʻo Kauikeaouli Kaleiopapa Kalani Waiakua Kalanikau Iokikilo Kiwalaʻo i ke kapu Kamehameha when he ascended the throne.

Kamehameha IV

Kamehameha IV lived from 1834-1863 and ruled from 1854-1863
born Alexander ʻIolani Liholiho Keawenui

Kamehameha V


Kamehameha V lived from 1830-1872 and ruled from 1863-1872
born as Lot Kapuāiwa his full Hawaiian name prior to his succession was Lota Liholiho Kapuāiwa Kalanimakua Kalanikupuapaikalaninui Aliʻiolani Kalani-a-Kekūanaōʻa


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Categories : Hawaiian Royalty, Historic Figures

Hawaiian Gods: Kanaloa

20 05 2011

Kanaloa, god of the ocean


Kanaloa is the Hawaiian God of the oceans and all that live in those oceans. He is symbolized by the squid or by the octopus, and is typically associated with Kāne and there exists a vast amount of popular and mythical lore in which the two gods are named together. Both are invoked by canoe men, Kane for the canoe building, Kanaloa for its sailing.

Kanaloa is also considered to be the god of the Underworld and a teacher of magic.

Local legends abound in which the gods Kane and Kanaloa are represented as traveling about the islands establishing springs of water, and seeing that they are kept clear, for drinking purposes.


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Categories : Hawaiian Mythology

Hawaiian Birds: ‘Auku’u

10 05 2011

'Auku'u photo by Tom Dove

‘Auku’u or Black-Crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nyctocorax hoacth 24-26 inches with a 43-45 inch wingspan, black cap and bill, pale gray below, legs and feet yellow. Immature birds are brown with white on their underside.

Feeds in ponds, streams, marshes, lagoon, and tidepools. They feeds on a variety of freshwater and marine animals, including fish, mollusks, crustaceans, insects, rodents, birds, and eggs. Their flight is slow with their necks tucked in and their legs trailing behind.


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Categories : bird

Subsistence in Hawaiian Culture

1 05 2011

‘Aina is that the Hawaiians called the land, it mean’s “that which feeds.” They relied heavily on the land and the sea to provide for them. They did not amass surpluses instead they traded only to sustain life. They produced only enough to support themselves,for their ceremonial obligation, and to meet the needs of their chiefs. Hawaiians honed their skills, some were farmers, others were house builders, fishermen, or tended the ancient fish ponds, or planning irrigation systems. They shared their skills and believed in working together in families and community projects.

They used the abundant resources of the gods provided to sustain themselves and as offerings to appease the gods.


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Categories : Hawaiian Language and sayings


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