Kamehameha I

Ka·me·ha·me·ha I

K0008100 (kə-mā′ə-mā′ə) Known as "Kamehameha the Great." 1758?-1819. King of the Hawaiian Islands (1795-1819) who conquered and united all the islands under his rule (1810).

Ka•me•ha•me•ha I

(kɑˈmeɪ hɑˈmeɪ hɑ, kəˈmeɪ əˈmeɪ ə)

n. ( “the Great” ) 1737?–1819, king of the Hawaiian Islands 1810–19.

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Kamehameha I - Hawaiian king who united the islands under his rule (1758-1819)Kamehameha the Great

Kamehameha I

Kamehameha I (“the one set apart,” his adopted name) (b. Paiea)

(?1758–1819) Hawaiian unifier and king; born on Kohala, District of Hawaii, then known as the Sandwich Islands. Following the death of the chief of Hawaii, his uncle Kalaniopu'u (1782), Kamehameha conquered the island. After other victories on Maui, Oahu, Kauai, and the other islands, he formed the Kingdom of Hawaii by 1810. He stimulated Hawaiian trade but kept intact the customs and the religion of his people. Hawaii placed his statue in the U.S. Capitol.

Kamehameha I

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noun Hawaiian king who united the islands under his rule (1758-1819)

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Kamehameha the Great

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