Unification Kaumualii
mahiole of kaumualiʻi, @ bishop museum.
kauaʻi , niʻihau had eluded kamehameha s control since first tried add them kingdom in 1796, year after kaumualiʻi became king. @ time, governor of island of hawaii led rebellion against kamehameha, forcing him return home. kamehameha tried again in 1803, disease ravaged armies, , called retreat heal men , work on strategy. on next years kamehameha amassed largest armada hawaiʻi had ever seen: foreign-built schooners , massive war canoes, armed cannons , carrying vast army. kaumualiʻi decided negotiate peaceful resolution rather resort bloodshed. move supported kamehameha people of kauaʻi , foreign sandalwood merchants on island, trade hurt constant feuding. in 1810, kaumualiʻi became kamehameha s vassal, , islands united first time. kaumualiʻi continued serve kamehameha s governor of kauaʻi.
in 1815, ship russian-american company wrecked on island. in 1816, agreement signed kaumualiʻi allow russians build russian fort elizabeth. construction begun in 1817, fall of year russians expelled. perhaps kamehameha feared support kaumualiʻi in bid independence.
in 1817 married kekaihaʻakūlou became known deborah kapule. ceded kauaʻi , niʻihau kamehameha
kamehameha died in 1819, , hawaiians grew fearful kaumualiʻi sever kauaʻi s relationship united hawaiʻi. kamehameha s widow kaʻahumanu effective political force in kingdom. on september 16, 1821 new young king kamehameha ii arrived , invited kaumualiʻi aboard. night sailed away honolulu, kaumualiʻi under house arrest. make domination clear, kaʻahumanu forced him marry her, ensure island chain s union. remained officially married until death on may 26, 1824 had no children. wishes, body taken maui, , buried next queen keōpūolani @ tomb of hale kamani.
kaumualiʻi popular both among people , foreigners visited , worked on islands. captain george vancouver, had given young king flock of sheep gift in 1792, thanked lavish banquet , described host glowingly. kaumualiʻi described handsome, likeable, , courteous, capable leader. sincerely mourned people of kauaʻi.
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