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John Adams Kiiapalaoku Kuakini (1789–1844) was an important adviser to Kamehameha I in the early stages of the Kingdom of Hawaii. He was responsible for much building and other changes in the Kona District during this era. ==Family life== He was born about 1789 with the name ''Kaluaikonahale''. His father was Keeaumoku Pāpaiahiahi, an alii (noble) from the island of Hawaii, and his mother was NāmāhānaiKaleleokalani, the widow queen and half-sister of the late king of Maui, Kamehameha Nui. His father became a fugitive from King Kahekili II of Maui. Escaping to Hana, the family moved back to Hawaii island and lived on Kahaluu Bay. He was the youngest of four important siblings: sisters Queen Kaahumanu, Kamehameha's favorite wife and later became the powerful Kuhina nui, Kalākua Kaheiheimālie and Namahana-o-Piia, also queens of Kamehameha, and brother George Cox Kahekili Keeaumoku, who later became the Governor of Maui. His father helped Kamehameha I come to power in the battle of Mokuōhai in 1782. With the introduction of Christianity, Hawaiians were encouraged to take British or American names. As an example of his royal manner, he chose the name John Adams after John Quincy Adams, the U.S. president in office at the time. He adopted the name as well as other customs of the U.S. and Europe.〔Robert Oaks, ''Hawaii: A History of the Big Island'', Arcadia Publishing, 2003, ISBN 978-0-7385-2436-8, Page 45〕 As a youth he excelled at sports such as canoeing, but later acquired a taste of alcohol, fine food, and women. He seriously injured his foot, however, trying to escape after being caught with the wife of Governor Kuihelani of Oahu. He recovered, but walked with a limp for the rest of his life. Like many of Polynesian royal lineage, he had a large stature. A visitor in 1819 described him as about 6 feet 3 inches, and in his later days was said of have weighed over 400 pounds.〔 He married Keouawahine, and had one son Keoua, who died in infancy, and one daughter Mele Kamanele Kuakini (1814–1834). Kamanele was considered to be a potential bride for King Kamehameha III, but she died young. The king later married the lower ranking Chiefess Kalama, the daughter of ship pilot Naihekukui. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kuakini」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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