Lā Kamehameha ʻEkahi
June 11
Kalani Paiʻea Wohi o Kaleikini Kealiʻikui Kamehameha o ʻIolani i Kaiwikapu Kauʻi ka Liholiho Kūnuiākea was born in ʻĀinakea, Kohala, on Hawaiʻi Island. His mother was Kekuʻiapoiwa II. His father was Keōua Kalanikupuapaʻikalaninui however, Kamakau’s writings mention that Kahekilinuiʻahumanu, Chief of Maui, was his biological father.
Paiʻea was born in the month of Ikuwā, around November, and he had his birth ceremony at the Moʻokini Heiau. The year he was born is not certain. He died on May 8, 1819 and was said to have been about 80 years old.
In 1871, Kamehameha V, Lota
Kapuāiwa, Kamehameha’s grandson, proclaimed June 11 as a public holiday to honor him.
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