Charles Kanaʻina, was an aliʻi of the Kingdom of Hawaii, prince consort of Kuhina Nui, Kaʻahumanu III and father of William Charles Lunalilo, the 6th monarch of the Kamehameha Dynasty. Kanaʻina was a descendant of several figures from ancient Hawaiian history, including Liloa, Hakau and Umi-a-Liloa of Hawaiʻi Island as well as Piilani of Maui. He served on both the Privy Counsel and in the House of Nobles. He was named after his uncle Kanaʻina, a name that means "The conquering" in the Hawaiian Language. This uncle greeted Captain James Cook in 1778 and confronted the navigator before he was killed.
Kanaʻina's wife, Miriam Auhea Kekāuluohi, co-ruled as Kuhina Nui, styled as Kaʻahumanu III from April 5, 1839, to June 7, 1845
The Pohukaina property of Kekāuluohi and Charles Kanaʻina included the Royal Tomb (bottom left) as well as the two story brick house (to the right) where Lunalilo was born
Kanaʻina's son, William Charles Lunalilo ruled as king from January 8, 1873, to February 3, 1874
Kalama Hakaleleponi Kapakuhaili was a Queen consort of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi alongside her husband, Kauikeaouli, who reigned as King Kamehameha III. She closed the baptismal name Hakaleleponi after the Biblical figure Hazzelelponi. Her name Kalama means "The Torch" in the Hawaiian language.
Kamehameha III and Queen Kalama with Albert Kūnuiākea.
Queen Dowager Kalama in 1862