Kaikioewa

Kaikioewa (1765 - 1839)[1] was a cousin of Kamehameha I and the first governor of Kauai.[2][3] He was born in Waimea in 1765. He moved to Hilo as a young man where he intitially opposed his cousin until after the Battle of hilo when he and other ali'i joined Kamehameha. Kamehameha I saved Kaikioewa's life when he was about to be killed by another chief for stealing his wife. As Governor he was known as an easy target from merchants as he was known for spending a great deal for merchandise. He was married to Keaweamahi (w).[3] Kaikioewa served as the first governor of Kauai[2] from 1825 until his death, when his wife Keaweamahi would serve temporarily.[4]


References

  1. ↑ The Hawaiian Journal of History. Hawaiian Historical Society. 1992. p. 120.
  2. 1 2 Stormy Cozad (11 August 2008). Kauai. Arcadia Publishing. p. 155. ISBN 978-1-4396-2016-8.
  3. 1 2 Edward Joesting (1 February 1988). Kauai: The Separate Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 150–154. ISBN 978-0-8248-1162-4.
  4. ↑ Louis Thiercelin (1995). Travels in Oceania: Memoirs of a Whaling Ship's Doctor, 1866. University of Otago Press. p. 335. ISBN 978-0-908569-71-7.
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