Kekūanaōʻa

Mataio Kekūanaōʻa (c.1791 – November 24, 1868), formally referred to as His Honor or His Highness, was a Hawaiian politician who served as governor of the island of Oʻahu, father of two kings, Kamehameha IV and Kamehameha V, and held the office of Kuhina Nui as did his wife, Kīnaʻu and their daughter, Victoria Kamāmalu.

Kekūanaōʻa
Kuhina Nui of the Hawaiian Islands and Governor of Oʻahu
Kuhina Nui of the Hawaiian Islands
ReignDecember 21, 1863 – August 24, 1864
PredecessorKaʻahumanu IV
Successorposition abolished
Royal Governor of Oʻahu
Reign1834–1868
PredecessorJohn Adams Kuakini
SuccessorJohn Owen Dominis
Bornc. January 1791
Hilo
Died(1868-11-24)November 24, 1868 (aged 77)
Pakakanene, Honolulu, Oʻahu
BurialDecember 22, 1868
Mauna ʻAla Royal Mausoleum
SpouseKalehua
Pauahi
Kīnaʻu
Kaloloahilani
IssuePaʻalua
Ruth Keʻelikōlani (legally recognized)
David Kamehameha
Moses Kekūāiwa
Lot Kapuāiwa
Alexander Liholiho
Victoria Kamāmalu
Names
Mataio (Matthew) Keawenui Kekūanaōʻa
HouseMahi, Moana, Kamehameha
FatherKiʻilaweau
MotherInaina
Signature
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