Hoʻolulu
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Hoʻolulu was a member of the nobility during the formation of the Kingdom of Hawaii. He was a trusted advisor to King Kamehameha I, also known as "Kamehameha the Great", and was one of the select few
Ooro (French spelling) by Jacques Arago 1819
Another depiction by Arago 1819
Painting of daughter Kinoʻoleoliliha
The Pitman Tablet was sculpted by his great-grandson Theodore Baldwin Pitman in honor of the sesquicentennial of Captain James Cook's arrival in Hawaii and the Pitman family of Hawaii.
Royal Mausoleum (Mauna ʻAla)
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Mauna ʻAla in the Hawaiian language, is the Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii and the final resting place of Hawaii's two prominent royal families: the Kamehameha Dynasty and the Kalākaua Dynasty.
Hoʻolulu
…Their son Fredrick William Bekley served as Royal Governor of Kauaʻi in 1880. In 1893, a small caretaker's house called Hale Hoʻolulu was built at the Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii. A descendant has lived in it for six generations to continue the tradition of guarding the tombs of Hawaiian royalty. William John Kaiheʻekai Maiʻoho…
The main building is now a chapel
Kamehameha Dynasty Tomb
Mausoleum as seen in 1958