Great Leaders: King Kamehameha I (Part 4): Ruling a United Kingdom of Hawaii
King Kamehameha I |
Great Leaders: King Kamehameha I (Part 3): Unifying the Hawaiian Islands
Kamehameha as depicted in Civilization V |
After
the fall of Kiwala’o in 1782, Hawaii’s geopolitical situation dramatically
changed. The once united island kingdom of Hawaii had been divided into three
kingdoms ruled by Kamehameha, Keoua, and Keawema’uhili. Beyond the island of
Hawaii, conditions also changed significantly. After centuries of brutal
fighting between numerous higher chiefs, a single leader emerged as the most
prominent. Kahekili – King of Maui Island – took control over Molokai, Lanai,
Oahu, and indirectly ruled Kauai, through his brother’s assistance. Kamehameha’s
destiny as prophesied during his birth seemed slipping away and taken by Kahekili.
How Kamehameha turned things around and became the unifier of Hawaiian
Archipelago?
Great Leaders: King Kamehameha I (Part 2): Unifying the Home Islands
Kamehameha as depicted in Civilization V |
Kamehameha
faced tremendous challenges as he assumed his position as one of the high
chiefs or ali’i in the big island of Hawaii. After a bloody civil war, the
island had been split into three ruled by him, Keoua, and Keawema’uhili.
Outside the island of Hawaii, King Kahekili of Maui had advance his domains to
the islands of Lanai, Molokai, and Oahu. He even controlled indirectly through
his brother the islands of Kauai and Nahuii. Kamehameha faced a though threat
outside Hawaii and faced division within his home island. How could he unite
all Hawaiian island if his home island itself suffered division? How Kamehameha
did united his home island of Hawaii?
Great Leaders: King Kamehameha I (Part 1): The Beginning
Kamehameha I |
Located
in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the Islands of Hawaii hosted millions of
vacationers in its paradise. But behind this paradise lies a chaotic past. A
history of war that ravaged for centuries. An island divided into several chiefs
and kings, each vying for supremacy and power over the others. But in the 18th
century, one man put an end to it all and brought peace and unity to this
archipelago– King Kamehameha the Great.
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