Keaweaweʻulaokalani is a name shared by two short-lived princes and heirs to the throne of the
Kingdom of Hawaii. Both were named after their father
Kamehameha III. In
Hawaiian, the name means "the red trail of heaven", signifying the roadway by which the god descends from heaven.
Earlier
Keaweaweʻulaokalani I (1839–1839) was the eldest son of
Kamehameha III and his queen consort
Kalama Hakaleleponi-i-Kapakuhaili. The baby boy was named after his father, whose full name was "Keaweaweula Kiwalao Kauikeaouli Kaleiopapa Kalani Waiakua Kalanikau Iokikilo Kiwalao i ke kapu Kamehameha".
The young Prince Keawe died shortly after his birth. His death left Kamehameha III again childless. His younger brother, Keaweaweʻulaokalani II, would not be born until 1842.
Later
Keaweaweʻulaokalani II (1842–1842) was the second son of
Kamehameha III and his queen consort
Kalama Hakaleleponi-i-Kapakuhaili. The baby boy was the namesake of his father and his brother.
Initially given in ''
hānai
''Hānai'' is a term used in the Hawaiian culture that refers to the informal adoption of one person by another. It can be used as an adjective, such as "''hānai'' child", or as a verb to ''hānai'' someone into the family.
In the Hawaiian cultu ...
'' to
Kalākua Kaheiheimālie
Kalākua Kaheiheimālie, later known as Hoapili Wahine (–1842) was a member of Hawaiian royalty who was one of the Queen consorts at the founding of the Kingdom of Hawaii. She was mother of another Queen consort, and grandmother of two future k ...
, he was instead adopted or ''hānai'' by his grand aunt,
Kekāuluohi
Miriam Auhea Kalani Kui Kawakiu o Kekāuluohi Kealiʻiuhiwaihanau o Kalani Makahonua Ahilapalapa Kai Wikapu o Kaleilei a Kalakua also known as Kaahumanu III (July 27, 1794 – June 7, 1845), was Kuhina Nui of the Kingdom of Hawaii, a queen cons ...
and her husband
Kanaina when the old governess of Maui died not three days after his birth. The King promised that he would be sent to the
Chiefs' Children's School once he was weaned and could walk. He soon developed a fever and died at 31 days old. Dr. Baldwin of Lahaina was convinced that the child was killed by traditional medicinal treatment.
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