Talk:Mataio Kekuanaoa
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Mataio Kekuanaoa was born ca. 1791-1868. He was descendant from the high chiefs of the island of Oahu. He was the royal governor of Oahu 1834 - 1868. He was the punahele, or intimate companion of Kamehameha II in his youth and follow him to England where he and his Queen Kamamalu died of measles. He married Kalanipauahi and was probably the father of her daughter Princess Ruth Keelikolani. He remarried to Elizabeth Kinau who ruled as the Kuhina-nui at the time under the name Kaahumanu II. From her he fathered Moses Kekuaiwa, Lot Kapuaiwa, Alexander Liholiho, and Victoria Kamamalu. His son Alexander and Lot would become Kamehameha IV and V. His daughter would become Kaahumanu IV and become the fifth Kuhina-nui. In December 21, 1863 he was made the sixth Kuhina-nui replacing his daughter who had been made Crown Princess and heir apparent to the throne. Most of his reign as Kuhina-nui he supported his son Kamehameha V's view of abolishing the position. He held the position until 1864 when the Constitution of 1864 abolished it. He also served as a member of the House of Nobles, Privy Council and as President of the Board of Education. In 1866, Mark Twain praised Mataio Kekuanaoa as "a man of noble presence... seemingly natural and fitted to the place as if he had been born to it...."
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- As I said in the other requested articles and on your talk page(s), we need references. Please provide the names of the books and articles you are using. —Viriditas | Talk 05:58, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
The H should be lower case
