Kamehameha V.

Kamehameha V. (born December 11, 1830 in Honolulu ; † December 11, 1872 ibid, actually Lot Kapuāiwa ) was the last ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii from the Kamehameha line from 1863 to 1872 . In 1863 he named the residence of the Hawaiian kings ʻIolani in memory of his brother Alexander Liholiho , who had died at a young age .

Life

Lot Kapuāiwa Kalanimakua Aliʻiōlani Kalani Kapuapaikalaninui, as he was called by his full name, was the son of Kīna'u, a daughter of Kamehameha I , and Mataio Kekūanaoʻa, the longtime governor of Oʻahu .

As Prince Lot he was head of education until 1863. After the death of his brother in 1863 he took the throne. In 1864 he gave the country a constitution that strengthened the rights of the king. He campaigned for the preservation of the hula tradition, which was frowned upon in his time. Since he was single and childless, he tried to name a successor before his death. However, this did not succeed, so that the Kamehameha lineage ended with him.

Kamehameha V. was the first Freemason in Hawaii, admitted June 15, 1853, promoted on December 8, 1853, and levied on February 27, 1854 at No. 21 Hawaiian Lodge.

medal

In 1864 Kamehameha V. founded the order Kamehameha I.

literature

Ralph Simpson Kuykendall: The Hawaiian Kingdom: 1854-1874, Twenty critical years (= Volume II). University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu 1953, ISBN 0-87022-432-8 .
Rosalin Uphus Comeau: Kamehameha V: Lot Kapuaiwa , Kamehameha Schools Press, Honolulu 1996, ISBN 0-87336-039-7

Web links

Commons : Kamehameha V. - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Rosalin Uphus Comeau: Kamehameha V: Lot Kapuaiwa , Kamehameha Schools Press, Honolulu 1996
↑ Hawaii State Archives: King Kamehameha V , State of Hawaii, Department of Accounting and General Services
↑ King Kamehameha V at www.crownofhawaii.com

personal data
SURNAME	Kamehameha V.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Lot Kapuāiwa
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	King of Hawaii (1863–1872)
DATE OF BIRTH	December 11, 1830
PLACE OF BIRTH	Honolulu , Hawaii
DATE OF DEATH	December 11, 1872
Place of death	Honolulu , Hawaii

[1] Rosalin Uphus Comeau: Kamehameha V: Lot Kapuaiwa , Kamehameha Schools Press, Honolulu 1996

[2] Hawaii State Archives: King Kamehameha V , State of Hawaii, Department of Accounting and General Services

[3] King Kamehameha V at www.crownofhawaii.com