Kalama Kapakuhaili

March 17, 1817 (age 53)

Her second name is Hazelelponi in Hawaiian. She was the only child of Kona chief Naihekukui, who was commander of the native Hawaiian fleet at Honolulu. Kanaʻina would become hānai (Hawaiian form of adoption) parent of the child. Kalama means "The Torch" in the Hawaiian language. The drivers of these carriages wore the royal feather shoulder capes, and the footmen were clad in like royal fashion. lieutenant was considered one of the grandest occasions in the history of those days. Kalama skillfully managed her properties and at the time of her death, she owned over 22,000 acres on the windward side of the island of Oahu. She died on September 20, 1870, in Honolulu at the age of 53. On September 21, American marines had to be landed to place the American flag at half-mast, when the American consul at Honolulu would not assume responsibility for doing so, owing to a past instance where the Queen"s death was falsely reported. Hakaleleponi Gate, an entrance for servants and attendants in ʻIolani Palace, is named after her. In 1925, Harold K.L. Castle developed Kailua"s first housing tract and named it Kalama after the Queen, who previously had owned the land in the Kailua area. Kalama Beach Park, the former Boettcher Estate, became a municipal park in 1978 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

Kalama Kapakuhaili

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Background

Her mother was Chiefess Iʻahuʻula, the younger sister of Charles Kanaʻina.

Career

Her second name is Hazelelponi in Hawaiian. She was the only child of Kona chief Naihekukui, who was commander of the native Hawaiian fleet at Honolulu. Kanaʻina would become hānai (Hawaiian form of adoption) parent of the child.

Kalama means "The Torch" in the Hawaiian language.

The drivers of these carriages wore the royal feather shoulder capes, and the footmen were clad in like royal fashion. lieutenant was considered one of the grandest occasions in the history of those days.

Kalama skillfully managed her properties and at the time of her death, she owned over 22,000 acres on the windward side of the island of Oahu. She died on September 20, 1870, in Honolulu at the age of 53.

On September 21, American marines had to be landed to place the American flag at half-mast, when the American consul at Honolulu would not assume responsibility for doing so, owing to a past instance where the Queen"s death was falsely reported.

Hakaleleponi Gate, an entrance for servants and attendants in ʻIolani Palace, is named after her. In 1925, Harold K.L. Castle developed Kailua"s first housing tract and named it Kalama after the Queen, who previously had owned the land in the Kailua area. Kalama Beach Park, the former Boettcher Estate, became a municipal park in 1978 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

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