Leleiohoku II
| Leleiohoku II | |
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| Crown Prince of the Hawaiian Islands | |
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| William Pitt Leleiohoku II Kalahoʻolewa | |
| House | House of Kalākaua |
| Father | Caesar Kaluaiku Kapaʻakea |
| Mother | Analea Keohokālole Ruth Keʻelikōlani (hānai) |
| Born | January 10, 1854 Honolulu, Oʻahu, |
| Died | April 9, 1877 (aged 23) Honolulu, Oʻahu, |
| Burial | April 25, 1877[1] Mauna ʻAla Royal Mausoleum |
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Prince William Pitt Leleiohoku II, born William Pitt Leleiohoku Kalahoʻolewa (1854–1877), was a prince of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi and member of the reigning House of Kalākaua.[2] He is remembered for composing the Hawaiian War Chant. Leleiohoku means "Fled in the time of Hoku" in Hawaiian and commerates the day Kamehameha I died on the Hawaiian calendar.[3]:212
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[edit] Life
Leleiohoku was the youngest brother of Moses, James Kaliokalani, David Kalākaua, Liliʻuokalani, Anna Kaiulani, Kaʻiminaʻauao, Kinini, and Miriam K. Likelike. At birth he became the hānai (adopted son) of Princess Ruth Keʻelikōlani who named him after her late husband High Chief William Pitt Leleiohoku. Princess Ruth also named Leleiohoku II heir to her vast holding of most of the Kamehameha lands but he predeceased her. He was educated at Saint Alban's College. An accomplished musician, he founded several royal choral societies that survive today including the Kawaihaʻo Church Singing Club. He was named the Crown Prince by his brother Kalākaua in 1874, with the consent of the House of Nobles and granted the title of Prince and style of "His Royal Highness". He became a member of the Privy Council and House of Nobles[4] and ruled as Prince-regent when Kalākaua visited the United States.
[edit] Death
On April 10, 1877 at the age of 23, Prince Leleiohoku died of rheumatic fever. Because Leleiohoku was unmarried and had no children, his brother King Kalākaua named their sister Liliʻuokalani Crown Princess. It was said that Keʻelikolani had wished that Kalākaua had chosen her instead of Liliʻuokalani, but making her heir would make Bernice Pauahi Bishop next in line to the throne. He is buried in the Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii.
[edit] Compositions
He composed many songs (many based on folk tunes), and was included in the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame.[5]
[edit] Ancestry
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[edit] References
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- ^ David W. Forbes, ed (2001). Hawaiian national bibliography, 1780-1900. 3. University of Hawaii Press. p. 642. ISBN 0824825039. http://books.google.com/books?id=lB_F9CffeN8C.
- ^ Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen
- ^ Samuel Kamakau (1991). Ruling chiefs of Hawaii (Revised ed.). Honolulu: Kamehameha Schools Press. ISBN 0-87336-014-1. http://www.ulukau.org/elib/cgi-bin/library?c=chiefs&l=en.
- ^ "Leleiohoku, William P.Prince office record". state archives digital collections. state of Hawaii. http://archives1.dags.hawaii.gov/gsdl/collect/governme/index/assoc/HASHe542/adfa3867.dir/Leleiohoku,%20William%20P%20Prince.jpg. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
- ^ "William Pitt Leleiohoku". Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame. http://www.hawaiimusicmuseum.org/honorees/patrons/leleiohoku.html. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
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