Kamehameha III rules. Kamehameha III, son of Kamehameha I, was born at Keauhou, Hawaii. Established in 1840 by King Kamehameha III, the public education system in Hawaiʻi is the oldest educational system west of the Mississippi and the only system established by a sovereign monarch. From them, he had 35-children from 18 of the wives (12 did not bear any children.)

Kamehameha III (ca. Kamehameha III (born Kauikeaouli) (1813 – December 15, 1854) was the King of Hawaii from 1825 to 1854. Kamehameha III had a surviving son by Jane Lahilahi, a daughter of John Young who was his father's adviser. Kamehameha III (1814–54) was a younger brother of Kamehameha II and was only 10 years old when he came to the throne in 1825, though there was a regency until 1833. 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 He gave his people a constitution and reformed the land laws. Both were named Keaweaweulaokalani, after their father.. She and Kamehameha III would later hānai (adopt) their nephew Alexander Liholiho, who later became Kamehameha IV.She also adopted Kaʻiminaʻauao, the daughter of Analea Keohokālole and Caesar Kapaʻakea as her own. Following the death of Kamehameha II and the return of his body to Hawai'i, his younger brother Kauikeaouli, who had been named heir apparent upon Liholiho's departure, became king at age nine. Kamehameha III (ca. Upon Liholiho’s death in 1825, his brother, Kauikeaouli became Kamehameha III. King Kamehameha III married Kalama on February 14, 1837 and had two children: Prince Keaweawe`ulaokalani I and Prince Keaweawe`ulaokalani II who both died as infants. Following is a listing of Kamehameha’s wives and approximate dates of when they got together.

1814-1854), king of the Hawaiian Islands for 30 years, reigned longer than any Hawaiian ruler. 1814-1854), king of the Hawaiian Islands for 30 years, reigned longer than any Hawaiian ruler. Kamehameha III. Shortly after the death of Kamehameha in 1819, Liholiho brought both the kapu system and the ritual system to an abrupt end. He became king in 1825 after his brother, Kamehameha II, died in England. He gave his people a constitution and reformed the land laws. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. KAMEHAMEHA III. High Chief Charles William Lunalilo was eligible to the throne by decree of Kamehameha III and was groomed at the Chiefs Children's School, succeeding the throne on January 8, 1873 by election under constitutional law.

Whereas Kamehameha the Great practiced the religion of his ancestors and followed the strict guidelines of the kapu system, Liholiho would usher in dramatic changes that would alter daily life and worship in Hawai'i. Kalama and Kamehameha III had two children who died in their infancy. Kamehameha III, son of Kamehameha I, was born at Keauhou, Hawaii. Until 1833, he ruled with Ka'ahumanu and then Kinau who functioned as regents.