Ulumāheihei Hoapili (abt. 1775 - 1840)

Born about 1775 in Hawaiian Islands

Died 3 Jan 1840 at about age 65 in Lahaina, Maui, Kingdom of Hawaii

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Biography

Ulumāheihei Hoapili is Notable.

Royal Governor. Favored adviser of King Kamehameha I.

Ulumāheihei Hoapili (c. 1775 – January 3, 1840) was a member of the nobility during the formation of the Kingdom of Hawaii. He was a trusted military and political advisor to King Kamehameha I, known as "Kamehameha the Great". Although trusted with one of the last symbolic rites of the Hawaiian religion, he later became a supporter of Christian missionaries. ^[1]

Ulumāheihei (his original name) was born around 1775, during the reign of King Kalaniʻōpuʻu. His father was High Chief Kameʻeiamoku, known as one of the "royal twins" who helped Kamehameha I come to power. After his father's death, he inherited his father's counselor position in Kamehameha's court. ^[2]

Name

Ulumāheihei is a monomym as pre-conversion Hawaiians did not use surnames. Hoapili, meaning close friend, is an honorific bestowed by Kamehameha I and the name he was referred by for the remainder of his life. Hoapili is treated as a last name here, for the sake of identification.

Timeline

c. 1775: born.

3 Jan 1840: died at Lahaina, Maui. buried at Waiola Church Cemetery. Lahaina, Maui. Plot: Royal Tomb, enclosed in iron bars. Visible from street and cemetery entrance. ^[3]

Research Notes

father, High Chief Kameʻeiamoku. ^[4]

mother, Kealiʻiokahekili.

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors. (2018, March 17). Hoapili. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 21:21, May 14, 2018, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hoapili&oldid=830832664.
2. ↑ Kamakau, Samuel (1992) [1961]. Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii (Revised ed.). Honolulu: Kamehameha Schools Press. ISBN 0-87336-014-1. (online) Ulukau: The Hawaiian Electronic Library. http://www.ulukau.org/elib/cgi-bin/library?c=chiefs&l=en.
3. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8137164/ulumaheihei-hoapili : accessed 14 May 2018), memorial page for Ulumaheihei Hoapili (unknown–3 Jan 1840), Find A Grave Memorial no. 8137164, citing Waiola Church Cemetery, Lahaina, Maui County, Hawaii, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave .
4. ↑ Wikipedia contributors. (2017, May 6). Kameʻeiamoku. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 21:36, May 14, 2018, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kame%CA%BBeiamoku&oldid=778956539.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile UNKNOWN-91666 created through the import of canotree.ged on Jul 21, 2011 by Charles Ano.