Kamehameha III

Kamehameha III
Photograph of Kamehameha III, c. 1853.
King of the Hawaiian Islands (more...)
Reign	June 6, 1825 – December 15, 1854
Predecessor	Kamehameha II
Successor	Kamehameha IV
Kuhina Nui	Kaʻahumanu I Kaʻahumanu II Kaʻahumanu III Keoni Ana
Born	Kauikeaouli (1814-03-17)March 17, 1814 Keauhou Bay at North Kona, Hawaiʻi island
Died	December 15, 1854(1854-12-15) (aged 40) Hoihoikeʻea, Honolulu, Oʻahu
Burial	(1855-01-10)January 10, 1855[1][2] Mauna ʻAla Royal Mausoleum
Spouse	Kalama
Issue	Keaweaweʻulaokalani I Keaweaweʻulaokalani II Kīwalaʻō (illegitimate) Albert Kūnuiākea (illegitimate) Kamehameha IV (hānai) Kaʻiminaʻauao (hānai)
Names Keaweaweʻula Kīwalaʻō Kauikeaouli Kaleiopapa Kalani Waiakua Kalanikau Iokikilo Kīwalaʻō i ke kapu Kamehameha
House	Kamehameha
Father	Kamehameha I
Mother	Keōpūolani
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Kamehameha III (born Kauikeaouli) (March 17, 1814 – December 15, 1854) was the third king of the Kingdom of Hawaii from 1825 to 1854. His full Hawaiian name was Keaweaweʻula Kīwalaʻō Kauikeaouli Kaleiopapa and then lengthened to Keaweaweʻula Kīwalaʻō Kauikeaouli Kaleiopapa Kalani Waiakua Kalanikau Iokikilo Kīwalaʻō i ke kapu Kamehameha when he ascended the throne.

Under his reign, Hawaii evolved from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy with the signing of both the 1840 Constitution, which was the first Hawaiian Language Constitution, and the 1852 Constitution. He was the longest reigning monarch in the history of the Kingdom, ruling for 29 years and 192 days, although in the early part of his reign he was under a regency by Queen Kaʻahumanu and later by Kaʻahumanu II. His goal was the careful balancing of modernization by adopting Western ways while keeping his nation intact.