Prince Albert Kamehameha
May 20
May 20, 1858 – Albert Edward Kauikeaouli Kaleiopapa a Kamehameha was born at Ihikapukalani a royal residence where the Hawaiʻi State Archives is located today. Born to Alexander Liholiho Kamehameha IV and Emma Naʻea Rooke, he was named after Kamehameha III and H.R.H. Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, the husband of H.M. Queen Victoria, his godmother. He was adored by the people and was called Ka Haku O Hawaiʻi (the Lord of Hawaiʻi). At the age of 4, the crown prince and heir to the throne fell ill and passed away. The King ordered the construction of Maunaʻala, the Royal Mausoleum in Nuʻuanu, to lay him to rest. Today, the Mausoleum is the resting place for members of the Kamehameha and Kalākaua dynasties.
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