Nahienaena
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Harriet or Harrieta Keōpūolani Nāhiʻenaʻena was a high-ranking princess during the founding of the Kingdom of Hawaii and the conversion of some of the ruling class to Christianity.
Painting of Nāhiʻenaʻena by Barthélémy Lauvergne in 1836.
The young princess Nāhiʻenaʻena wearing her ’ahu’ula and holding a royal kāhili in 1825.
Kamehameha III
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Kamehameha III was the third king of the Kingdom of Hawaii from 1825 to 1854. His full Hawaiian name was Keaweaweʻula Kīwalaʻō Kauikeaouli Kaleiopapa and then lengthened to Keaweaweʻula Kīwalaʻō Kauik
Nahienaena
…Kona, island of Hawaiʻi. Her parents were Kamehameha I and Keōpūolani, the Queen consort. She had two older brothers, hiapo (first born) Liholiho, and Kauikeaouli, who later became Kings Kamehameha II and III. Nāhiʻenaʻena was the sacred muli loa (last born) child, and was trained for the immense kuleana (privilege…
Photograph of Kamehameha III, c. 1853.
Painting by Robert Dampier, 1825, Honolulu Museum of Art
Kamehameha III at the age of 18
Kamehameha III and Queen Kalama with his niece and nephews