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Harriet or Harrieta Keōpūolani Nāhienaena (1815–1836) was a high-ranking princess during the founding of the Kingdom of Hawaii and the conversion of some of the ruling class to Christianity. ==Life== In the Hawaiian language ''nā ahi ena ena'' means "the red-hot raging fires". She was born in 1815 at Keauhou Bay, South Kona, island of Hawaii. Her parents were Kamehameha I and Keōpūolani the Queen consort.〔(Royal Ark )〕 She had two older brothers, ''hiapo'' (first born) Liholiho, and Kauikeaouli, who were to become Kings Kamehameha II and III. This sacred ''muli loa'' (last born) child was trained for the immense ''kuleana'' (privilege and responsibility) that would accompany someone of such high birth.〔Kamakau S.M. Ke Aupuni Mōʻī. Kamehameha Schools Press 2001〕 In 1825, the ship returned with the bodies of King Kamehameha II and the Queen Kamāmalu who had died on a trip to London. Ship's artist Robert Dampier painted a portrait of the ten-year-old princess, dressed in a red feather cloak for the state funeral. She was in love with her brother Kamehameha III 〔 Haley, James L., ''Captive Paradise: A History of Hawaii'' p. 78, 2014, ISBN 978-0-312-60065-5 〕 and the old chiefs strongly encouraged their marriage, but the missionaries were opposed to the union, calling it incest and therefore a sin. The practice of marriage between siblings in the royal family was considered a way of keeping the bloodlines pure in ancient Hawaii. Nāhienaena's own maternal grandparents were half sister and brother. She was eventually betrothed to William Pitt Leleiohoku I, the son of William Pitt Kalanimoku Prime Minister of Hawaii. Kamehameha III tried to delay the wedding by insisting Leleiohoku be educated first. Leleiohoku and Nāhienaena were married November 25, 1835 by William Richards at Wainee Church. In September 17, 1836 she gave birth to a child. Kamehameha III announced that the child would be the heir to the throne because he believed it to be his, but the child lived for only a few hours.〔 Nāhienaena never recovered physically or emotionally from the birth of her child. British physician Thomas Charles Byde Rooke, the husband of High Chiefess Grace Kamaikui, examined her but was unable to determine the cause of the illness. He called upon Dr. Ruschenberger, a visiting surgeon, to assist him. Nāhienaena died on , near Hale Uluhe, the home of her brother, Kamehameha III. After nearly five weeks of intense grieving, her body was brought in procession to Kawaiahao Church for funeral services. The procession was led by traditional warriors and kāhuna laau lapaau (healers).〔Ke Kumu. 15 February 1837. Honolulu〕 On April 12, 1837 her body was brought aboard the ship ''Don Qixote'' (purchased and renamed ''Kai Keōpūolani'' by her brother), to the sacred resting place called Mokuula in Lāhainā, Maui to be buried next to her mother Keōpūolani. Her death had a sobering effect on her brother, King Kamehameha III.〔 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「Nahienaena」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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