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Kamehameha I

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Kamehameha I (c. 1758-1819)

Hawaiian unifier and king. Following the death in 1782 of the chief of Hawaii, his uncle Kalaniopu'u, 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.

He was born on Kohala, Hawaii, then known as the Sandwich Islands.



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When Kamehameha I invaded Maui in 1790, he drove his adversaries into the narrow valley, and legend holds that the stream ran red with the blood of fallen warriors.
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A loop drive through the North Kohala region, meanwhile, takes in the inviting towns of Hawi, above, and Kapaau, where Kamehameha I stands sentry, left.
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