Kalama

Kalama
Queen consort of the Hawaiian Islands
TenureFebruary 14, 1837 – December 15, 1854
Born(1817-03-17)March 17, 1817
Ka'elepulu near Kailua, Hawaii,
DiedSeptember 20, 1870(1870-09-20) (aged 53)
Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
BurialOctober 8, 1870
SpouseKamehameha III
IssueKeaweaweʻulaokalani I
Keaweaweʻulaokalani II
Names
Kalama Hakaleleponi Kapakuhaili
HouseHouse of Kamehameha
FatherHigh Chief Naihekukui
MotherHigh Chiefess Iʻahuʻula

Kalama Hakaleleponi Kapakuhaili (1817 – September 20, 1870) was a Queen consort of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi alongside her husband, Kauikeaouli, who reigned as King Kamehameha III. She chose the baptismal name Hakaleleponi after the Biblical figure Hazzelelponi.[1][2] Her name Kalama means "the torch" in the Hawaiian language.

  1. ^ Gilman 1894, p. 87.
  2. ^ "KALAMA, H. ALii Award L.C.A. 4452" (PDF). Kanaka Genealogy web site. Retrieved March 27, 2012.