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Kekuaokalani, a nephew, perhaps a half-brother of Liholiho (King Kamehameha II). In his veins coursed the royal blood of Hawaii, and his bearing was that of a king. He was above six and one-half feet in height (6 feet 6 inches), with limbs well-proportioned and features strikingly handsome and commanding. He was of the priesthood, and, through the bestowal of some tabu or prerogative, claimed to be the second in authority to
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in an area also known as Lekeleke in December 1819. Both sides in the battle at this site had rifles, but Kalanimoku had a small cannon mounted on a double canoe, so over 300 warriors were killed, including Kekuaokalani and his wife Manono, who were buried under the lava rocks. The rest of the
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King David Kalakaua in his book entitled "Hawaiian Legends: Introduction," in 1888 eulogizes the leader Kaiwi-kuamo'o-kekuaokalani as follows: "In the twilight of that misty period looms up a grand defender of the faith of Keawe and Umi and the altars of the Hawaiian gods. The champion was
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wanted to keep the kapu system. Kekuaokalani led an armed rebellion to protect the traditions still honored by many of the common people. The traditionalists marched from Kaʻawaloa at
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burial site for warriors killed during a major battle in 1819. The site is located at Kuamoʻo Bay in the North
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The battlefield is listed on the Hawaii register of historic places as site 10-37-1745, and was added to the
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arrived, and the culture was forever changed. There has not been a battle of that size on the island since.
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missionaries didn't reach Hawaii until the March 30, 1820. However, Kamehameha I's nephew
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Cultural History of Three Traditional Hawaiian Sites on the West Coast of Hawaiʻi Island
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followers of the old religion dispersed, and were pardoned. Within a year, American
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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The remains of the fallen on both sides were buried in these terraces of lava rock
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The Life and Time of John Young, Confidant& Advisor to Kamehameha the Great
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Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Hawaii
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Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Hawaii
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system. When he died in May 1819, power passed to his wife
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Diane Lee Rhodes, published by National Park Service
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Kuamoo Burials is located in Hawaii
Kona District, Hawaii
19°33′3″N 155°57′32″W / 19.55083°N 155.95889°W / 19.55083; -155.95889
74000714
Hawaiian
Kona District
island of Hawaiʻi
United States
Kamehameha I
Kingdom of Hawaii
Hawaiian Religion
Kapu
Queen Kaʻahumanu
Kamehameha II
Christian
Kekuaokalani
Kealakekua Bay
Kalanimoku
Christian Protestant missionaries
Asa Thurston
Hiram Bingham
National Register of Historic Places
Ahupuaʻa
Hawaiian Language
Keauhou
Honalo
Keauhou hōlua
Keauhou Bay

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