Lydia Nāmāhāna Kekuaipiʻia (c. 1787 – 1829[1]) was a wife of King Kamehameha I of Hawaii. She was the daughter of Keʻeaumoku Pāpaʻiahiahi, and her sisters Kaʻahumanu and Kalākua Kaheiheimālie were also Kamehameha's wives. Kamehameha and Kaʻahumanu later arranged Piʻia to marry Gideon Peleioholani Laʻanui, who was ten years her junior. They were married by Hiram Bingham I in a Christian ceremony.[2]

Lydia Nāmāhāna Piʻia
Portrait of Nāmāhāna Piʻia as "Queen of the Sandwich Islands", published in Otto von Kotzebue's A New Voyage Around the World, 1830.
Governor of Oahu
Preceded byOliver Holmes
Succeeded byBoki
Personal details
Bornc. 1787 (1787-11-26UTC11:20:35)
Hawaii
Died1829 (aged 41–42)
Kingdom of Hawaii
Spouse(s)Kamehameha I
Gideon Peleioholani Laʻanui
Parent(s)Keeaumoku Pāpaiahiahi
Namahanaʻi Kaleleokalani

Nāmāhāna Piʻia also served as Governor of Oahu.

Ancestry

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References

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  1. ^ Oahu Archived 2008-09-18 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Elizabeth Kekaʻaniauokalani Kalaninuiohilaukapu Pratt (2009) [1920]. Daniel Logan (ed.). History of Keoua Kalanikupuapa-i-nui: father of Hawaii kings, and his descendants. Honolulu: republished by Kessinger Publishing. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-104-76661-0.
Preceded by Royal Governor of Oahu Succeeded by