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As king, Kamehameha took several steps to ensure that the islands remained a united realm even after his death. He unified the legal system and he used the products he collected in taxes to promote trade with Europe and the United States. Kamehameha did not allow non-Hawaiians to own land; they would not be able to until the Great Mahele of 1848. This edict ensured the islands' independence even while many of the other ...

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Kamehameha I, Kamehameha I - Legendary birth, Kamehameha I - Unification of the island of Hawaii, Kamehameha I - Kamehameha's ambition, Kamehameha I - The first King of Hawaii, Kamehameha I - Trivia

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Although there is some debate as to the precise year of his birth, Hawaiian legends claimed that a great king would one day unite the islands, and that the sign of his birth would be a comet. Halley's comet was visible from Hawai‘i in 1758, and it is therefore assumed that Kamehameha was born shortly after its appearance. Kamehameha's birth is shrouded in legend. He was born as Pai‘ea, to Keoua and Keku‘iapoiwa, ali‘i of Kohala on the island of Hawai‘i. Kamehameha's father, Keoua, was the grandson of Keaweikekahiali‘iokamo ...

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Kamehameha I, Kamehameha I - Legendary birth, Kamehameha I - Unification of the island of Hawaii, Kamehameha I - Kamehameha's ambition, Kamehameha I - The first King of Hawaii, Kamehameha I - Trivia

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Kamehameha I, Kamehameha I - Legendary birth, Kamehameha I - Unification of the island of Hawaii, Kamehameha I - Kamehameha's ambition, Kamehameha I - The first King of Hawaii, Kamehameha I - Trivia

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Kamehameha's dreams included far more than the island of Hawai‘i; with the council of his favorite wife Kaahumanu, who became one of Hawai'i's most powerful figures, he set about planning to conquer the rest of the Hawaiian Islands. Help came from British and American traders, who sold guns and ammunition to Kamehameha. Two westerners who were resident on Hawai‘i, Isaac Davis and John Young, trained Kamehameha's troops in use of the firearms. With his new weapons, Kamehameha felt confident enough to move on the neighboring islands ...

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Kamehameha I, Kamehameha I - Legendary birth, Kamehameha I - Unification of the island of Hawaii, Kamehameha I - Kamehameha's ambition, Kamehameha I - The first King of Hawaii, Kamehameha I - Trivia

Read more here: » Kamehameha I: Encyclopedia II - Kamehameha I - Kamehameha's ambition