James Kānehoa

Infobox Hawaiian Royalty
name =James Young Kānehoa
title =

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reign =
predecessor =
successor =
spouse =Sarah Kaniaulono Davis
Haale
Hikoni
issue =Jane Lahilahi "Kānehoa" Young
full name =James Kānehoa Young
titles =Ali'i Royal Chief or Lord
"HE" Governor of Maui
"HE" Governor of Maui
royal house =House of Olohana
Royal House of Oahu
royal anthem =
father =John Young Olohana
mother =Namokuelua
date of birth =birth date|1797|8|7|df=y
place of birth =Kawaihae ?, Hawaii
date of death =Death date and age|1851|10|1|1797|8|7|df=yes
place of death =Honolulu, Oahu
place of burial =Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii|

James Young Kānehoa (1797 [http://homepage.mac.com/gencea/Nui/ps03/ps03_073.htm James Kanehoa YOUNG ] ] - 1851) was a Hawaiian chief and son of John Young who was the British advisor of Kamehameha the Great. He was an influential member of the court of Kamehameha II and Kamehameha III. Sometimes he is confused with his half-brother John Kaleipaihala Young II.

Life

He was born 7 August 1797 at Kawaihae. Kanehoa was Young's second son by his first wife in Hawaii the chiefess Namokuelua of Oahu aristocracy. He had the blood of chiefs flowing in his veins, for his mother was woman of, though not high, chiefly rank. Kanehoa had an elder brother named Robert Young, born in 1796. His father had four children from another woman name Ka'oana'eha who was the niece of Kamehameha the Great. His half-siblings were Fanny Kekela, Grace Kamaikui, Jane Lahilahi, and John Kaleipaihala.

He left Hawaii at a young age, some say nine. He was sent to United States to be educated along with his brother Robert. The latter would join the US Army and die in the War of 1812. He became a merchant mariner, like his sailor father; for many years he sailed between Philadelphia, his home port, and England. Eventually, his experience abroad and his fluency in English led to recognization by Kamehameha II when Kanehoa returned to Hawaii. [Kanahele, George S.. Emma: Hawai'i's Remarkable Queen : a Biography . University of Hawaii Press, 1999. Page 45-46] Kanehoa was entrusted with the official letters of introduction and served as translator. This visit ended sadly, for Kamehameha II, his queen and three other chiefs contracted the measles and died abroad. [ [http://www.spiritofaloha.com/place/0503/place.html Spirit of Aloha - Aloha Airlines' in-flight magazine with information on Hawaii vacations, Hawaiian island maps and the best places to travel in Hawaii ] ] He survived and interpreted for High Chief Boki, the new leader of the royal party, when he met King George IV. Kanehoa accompanied the body of his deceased king and queen back to Honolulu.

He served a court position under Queen Kaahumanu. He served as a member of the House of Nobles during Kamehameha III's reign. Later he was a member of the first Board of Land Commissioners under Kamehameha III. Other members were William Richards, John Ricord, John Papa Ii, and Zorobabel Kaauwai. Their duties were to settle or quiet land claims during the Mahele. [Kahana: How the Land Was Lost By Robert H. Stauffer. Page 11] He also held the governorships of Kaua'i and Maui at different times and was particuraly strict in dealing with smallpox. He died in October 1, 1851, not long after his step-mother Ka'oana'eha And was intured in the Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii in the same year either in the Wylie Tomb or the John Young's Tomb. He was a patient at Rooke House, the place so connected with the deaths of the Young family.

Marriage and Children

Kanehoa married thrice in his 53 year of life. One of his marriage was to Sarah Kaniaulono Davis [ [http://homepage.mac.com/gencea/Nui/ps10/ps10_155.htm Sarah Kaniaulono DAVIS ] ] , the daughter of Isaac Davis, his father's comrade in arms. He and Sarah had no children of their own and they hanai (adopted) one from Kanehoa's sister Jane Lahilahi and her husband Joshua Kaeo. This boy was name Keliimaikai Kaeo and called "Alebada", but sadly he died one year after him. One other marriage was to Haale [ [http://homepage.mac.com/gencea/Nui/ps03/ps03_075.htm Haale (w) ] ] , and they had a little girl, who they name Jane Lahilahi Young. Jane was born in 1812, prior to her aunt Jane Lahilahi Young, so it would be inaccurate to call her a namesake of her aunt, more accurately her aunt was her namesake. Kanehoa's last marriage was to Hikoni “Kahele” [ [http://homepage.mac.com/gencea/Nui/ps03/ps03_079.htm Hikoni “Kahele” (w) ] ] ; this marriage was issueless and Hiknoi remarried to Haalilea. Jane married a chief name Nuuanu and had a son named Samuel Nuuanu and the descent probably ends there. [ [http://homepage.mac.com/gencea/Nui/ps03/ps03_076.htm Jane Lahilahi YOUNG ] ] [ [http://homepage.mac.com/gencea/Nui/ps03/ps03_078.htm Samuel NUUANU ] ] During the last six years of his life, he got to know his young niece Emma Rooke. And he made his wishes clear to his wife, Hikoni, that his home in Lawai, a large ahupuaa that he owned in the district of Koloa, Kauai where he served as a judge for a time, should one day be given to her. The rest of his lands were inherited by his widow and after her death willed to Emma. [Kanahele, George S.. Emma: Hawai'i's Remarkable Queen : a Biography . University of Hawaii Press, 1999. Page 45-46]

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