Moses Kuaea

Moses Kuaea
Hawaiian Kingdom Minister of Finance
In office August 14, 1880 – September 27, 1880
Monarch	Kalākaua
Preceded by	Simon Kaloa Kaʻai
Succeeded by	John Smith Walker
Member of the Hawaiian Kingdom Privy Council of State
In office July 3, 1878 – 1882
Monarch	Kalākaua
Personal details
Born	c. 1824
Died	May 5, 1884 (aged 60) Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaiian Kingdom
Nationality	Hawaiian Kingdom
Spouse(s)	First wife Tamar Makahiki Kuaea
Relations	Moses Kuaea Nākuina
Children	3

Moses Kuaea (c. 1824 – May 5, 1884) was a Native Hawaiian clergyman and politician of the Hawaiian Kingdom. He was pastor of the Kaumakapili Church from 1874 to 1882 and was known as an eloquent preacher. During his time at the pulpit, he helped fundraise for the second building of the church which was completed in 1888 and later burned down in 1900. In 1874, he gave a speech lauding the new elected King Kalākaua prior to his state visit to the United States. After Kalākaua's return to Hawaii, he appointed Kuaea a member of the Privy Council of State and as his Minister of Finance from August 14 to September 27, 1880. After his brief stint in politic, Kuaea returned to preaching at Kaumakapili until his resignation in 1882 due to illness. He died in 1884.