biography
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Kamehameha I
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known as ‘the one set apart’, originally Paiea
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pronunciation:
[kamayhamayha]
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| male
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| lived:
| (?1758–1819)
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| biography:
| Hawaiian unifier and king, born on Kohala, District of Hawaii, USA (formerly the Sandwich Is). 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 US Capitol. |
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