Kamehameha V | |||||
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![]() Photograph c. 1865 | |||||
King of the Hawaiian Islands | |||||
Reign | November 30, 1863 — December 11, 1872 | ||||
Predecessor | Kamehameha IV | ||||
Successor | Lunalilo | ||||
Kuhina Nui | Victoria Kamāmalu, Kaʻahumanu IV Kekūanaōʻa | ||||
Born | Lot Kapuāiwa December 11, 1830 Honolulu, Oahu | ||||
Died | December 11, 1872 Honolulu, Oahu | (aged 42)||||
Burial | January 11, 1873[1] | ||||
Issue | Keanolani (illegitimate) | ||||
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House | House of Kamehameha | ||||
Father | Kekūanaōʻa Ulumāheihei Hoapili (hānai) | ||||
Mother | Kīnaʻu Nāhiʻenaʻena (hānai) Kalākua Kaheiheimālie (hānai) | ||||
Religion | Church of Hawaii | ||||
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Kamehameha V (Lota Kapuāiwa Kalanimakua Aliʻiōlani Kalanikupuapaʻīkalaninui;[2] December 11, 1830 – December 11, 1872[3]), reigned as the fifth monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi from 1863 to 1872. His motto was "Onipaʻa": immovable, firm, steadfast or determined; he worked diligently for his people and kingdom and was described as the last great traditional chief.[4]