Kamehameha II
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Kamehameha II was the second king of the Kingdom of Hawaii from 1819 to 1824. His birth name was Liholiho and full name was Kalaninui kua Liholiho i ke kapu ʻIolani. It was lengthened to Kalani Kaleiʻ
Portrait of Kamehameha II, drawn by John Hayter, 1824.
The royal yacht Haʻaheo o Hawaiʻi
Sketch in London just before his death
In the royal box at London, 1824
Kamāmalu
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Kamāmalu Kalani-Kuaʻana-o-Kamehamalu-Kekūāiwa-o-kalani-Kealiʻi-Hoʻopili-a-Walu was Queen consort of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi as the wife of King Kamehameha II. Kamāmalu was short for Kamehamalu or Kameh
Kamehameha II
…He (like his father) married several relatives of high rank, but he was the last Hawaiian king to practice polygamy. His favorite wife was his sister Kamāmalu. Kīnaʻu (Kamāmalu's full-blood sister) was his second wife who would later remarry and become Kuhina Nui. Princess Kalani Pauahi was his niece by his…
Portrait of Kamāmalu at ʻIolani Palace
In the royal box at London, 1824