Kaiminaauao
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Kaiminaauao was a Hawaii
an princess by adoption to Queen Kalama
and King Kamehameha III
. She died of the measles
at the age of four. She was a member of the House of Kamehameha
(by adoption) and the House of Kalākaua
(by birth).
Her mother was Analea Keohokālole
, and her father was Caesar Kapaakea
. Both were Hawaiian nobility. She was a younger sister of Moses Kapaakea, James Kaliokalani, David Kalākaua, Lydia Kamakaeha, and Anna Kaiulani
, and she was the older sister of Miriam Likelike, William Pitt Leleiohoku II and Kinini Kapaakea. Two of her siblings became rulers after her death.
She was an adopted (in the Hawaiian tradition of hānai) child, as were most of her siblings. Kamehameha III and his queen, Kalama, were childless at the time because two sons born to Kalama had died before reaching adulthood. Kamehameha III had previously adopted his half-sister Kīnau
's son Alexander Liholiho as his heir. Kalama probably wished to have a daughter of her own to raise, so they adopted Kaiminaauao. Kaiminaauao was the first in her family to be referred as a princess
since her foster parents were the sovereign king and queen of the Hawaiian Islands
.
The measles
, brought to Hilo by an American warship, decimated about a third of the Hawaiian population. Measles, whooping cough and influenza
epidemics wiped out 10,000 people, mostly native Hawaiians. Among the high chiefs who died were Moses Kekuaiwa
(son of Kīnau and Kekuanaoa), William Pitt Leleiohoku I, husband of Ruth Keelikolani
, and the four-year-old Kaiminaauao on November 10, 1848. She was interred in the Kalākaua Crypt of the Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii
at Mauna Ala.
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
an princess by adoption to Queen Kalama
Kalama
Kalama Hakaleleponi Kapakuhaili, Queen Consort of Hawaii was Queen Consort of the Kingdom of Hawaii alongside her husband, Kauikeaouli, who reigned as King Kamehameha III.-Early life:...
and King Kamehameha III
Kamehameha III
Kamehameha III was the King of Hawaii from 1825 to 1854. His full Hawaiian name was Keaweaweula Kiwalao Kauikeaouli Kaleiopapa and then lengthened to Keaweaweula Kiwalao Kauikeaouli Kaleiopapa Kalani Waiakua Kalanikau Iokikilo Kiwalao i ke kapu Kamehameha when he ascended the throne.Under his...
. She died of the measles
Measles
Measles, also known as rubeola or morbilli, is an infection of the respiratory system caused by a virus, specifically a paramyxovirus of the genus Morbillivirus. Morbilliviruses, like other paramyxoviruses, are enveloped, single-stranded, negative-sense RNA viruses...
at the age of four. She was a member of the House of Kamehameha
House of Kamehameha
The House of Kamehameha , or the Kamehameha Dynasty, was the reigning family of the Kingdom of Hawaii between the unification of the islands by Kamehameha I in 1810 and the death of Kamehameha V in 1872...
(by adoption) and the House of Kalākaua
House of Kalakaua
The House of Kalākaua, or the Kalākaua Dynasty, was the reigning family of the Kingdom of Hawaii between the assumption of King David Kalākaua to the throne in 1874 and the overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani in 1893. Liliuokalani died in 1917, leaving only cousins as heirs...
(by birth).
Her mother was Analea Keohokālole
Keohokalole
Analea, Ane or Annie Keohokālole was a Hawaiian chiefess and matriarch of the Kalākaua Dynasty that ruled Hawaii from 1874 to 1893.-Life:...
, and her father was Caesar Kapaakea
Kapaakea
Caesar Kaluaiku Kapaakea was a Hawaiian chief who was the patriarch of the House of Kalākaua that ruled the Kingdom of Hawaii during the last of its days.-Biography:...
. Both were Hawaiian nobility. She was a younger sister of Moses Kapaakea, James Kaliokalani, David Kalākaua, Lydia Kamakaeha, and Anna Kaiulani
Anna Kaiulani
Anna Kaiulani was a noble member of the House of Kalākaua during the Kingdom of Hawaii. Two of her siblings became ruling monarchs.-Life:She was born in 1842 to the High Chiefess Analea Keohokālole and the High Chief Caesar Kapaakea...
, and she was the older sister of Miriam Likelike, William Pitt Leleiohoku II and Kinini Kapaakea. Two of her siblings became rulers after her death.
She was an adopted (in the Hawaiian tradition of hānai) child, as were most of her siblings. Kamehameha III and his queen, Kalama, were childless at the time because two sons born to Kalama had died before reaching adulthood. Kamehameha III had previously adopted his half-sister Kīnau
Kaahumanu II
Princess Kalani Ahumanu i Kaliko o Iwi Kauhipua o Kīnau, also known as Elizabeth Kīnau was Kuhina Nui of the Kingdom of Hawaii as Kaahumanu II, Queen regent and Dowager Queen.-Life:...
's son Alexander Liholiho as his heir. Kalama probably wished to have a daughter of her own to raise, so they adopted Kaiminaauao. Kaiminaauao was the first in her family to be referred as a princess
Princess
Princess is the feminine form of prince . Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or his daughters....
since her foster parents were the sovereign king and queen of the Hawaiian Islands
Hawaiian Islands
The Hawaiian Islands are an archipelago of eight major islands, several atolls, numerous smaller islets, and undersea seamounts in the North Pacific Ocean, extending some 1,500 miles from the island of Hawaii in the south to northernmost Kure Atoll...
.
The measles
Measles
Measles, also known as rubeola or morbilli, is an infection of the respiratory system caused by a virus, specifically a paramyxovirus of the genus Morbillivirus. Morbilliviruses, like other paramyxoviruses, are enveloped, single-stranded, negative-sense RNA viruses...
, brought to Hilo by an American warship, decimated about a third of the Hawaiian population. Measles, whooping cough and influenza
Influenza
Influenza, commonly referred to as the flu, is an infectious disease caused by RNA viruses of the family Orthomyxoviridae , that affects birds and mammals...
epidemics wiped out 10,000 people, mostly native Hawaiians. Among the high chiefs who died were Moses Kekuaiwa
Moses Kekuaiwa
Moses Kekūāiwa Keawenui was a member of the royal family of the Kingdom of Hawaii.He was the second son of Mataio Kekūanāoa and Elizabeth Kīnaʻu. He was a grandson of Kamehameha I through his mother who was known as Kaahumanu II when she was regent...
(son of Kīnau and Kekuanaoa), William Pitt Leleiohoku I, husband of Ruth Keelikolani
Keelikolani
Princess Ruth Luka Keanolani Kauanahoahoa Keelikōlani , was a member of the Kamehameha family, the founding dynasty of the Kingdom of Hawaii. She served as Royal Governor of the Island of Hawaii. As primary heir to the Kamehameha family, Ruth became a landholder of what would become the Bernice...
, and the four-year-old Kaiminaauao on November 10, 1848. She was interred in the Kalākaua Crypt of the Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii
Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii
The Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii, known as Mauna Ala in the Hawaiian language, is the final resting place of Hawaii's two prominent royal families: the Kamehameha Dynasty and the Kalākaua Dynasty.-Description:...
at Mauna Ala.