Ke Aliʻi Kamaka Oukamakaokawaukeoiopiopio Stillman (1833–1924) was an aliʻi (hereditary noble) of the Kingdom of Hawaii[1] as well a prominent figure after its overthrow through equestrianism as a Paʻu rider in the Kamehameha Day celebrations[2][3] as well as an acknowledged authority on Hawaiian genealogy and oral chants.[4] She is descended from Kahaopuolani, the aliʻi wahine (noble mother) who had hidden Kamehameha I as a baby and raised him for years in Kohala, Hawaiʻi along with his brother and her own children.[5] Stillman published a response to a 1911, Hawaiian Newspaper account of the birth of Kamehameha the Great, correcting information from the oral traditions handed down within the Kahala family.[6]
| Kamaka Stillman | |
|---|---|
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| Born | January 1, 1823 Hawaii (island) |
| Died | July 25, 1924 (aged 101) Honolulu, Oahu |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Henry Martyn Stillman |
| Issue | Rose Kapuakomela McInerny Oliver Kawailahaole Stillman Charles Keonaona Stillman Jennie Kapahukalaunu Smythe Helen Anianiku Cushingham |
| Father | Kekahili |
| Mother | Kapiimoku |
Family edit
Kamaka is a great granddaughter of Kaukane (w) who was the daughter of Ke Aliʻi Kahaopuolani, the caretaker of the infant Kamehameha I.[6] She was the mother of Jane "Jennie" Smythe[7] who served as a lady-in-waiting for Queen Emma.[3] She was a part of every royal funeral cortege since she was a very young girl.[8] The Stillman family, a wealthy banking family from New York lived in a large house on School Street, facing Stillman Lane.[9] Henry Stillman was the son of Levi Stillman and his second wife Magaret Chapin.[10] Kamaka married Stillman in 1860.[11]
Henry and Kamaka had five children, Rose Kapuakomela,[12] Oliver Kawailahaole Stillman born February 8, 1861, Helen Anianku Stillman born September 3, 1862, Charles Keonaona Stillman born June 1864 and Jane Kapakukalauna Stillman born January 19, 1869.[13]
References edit
- ^ Charmian London; Jack London (1923). The New Hawaii. Mills & Boon, limited. p. 115.
- ^ The Planter and Sugar Manufacturer. 1906. p. 365.
- ^ a b Taylor, Albert Pierce (1922). Under Hawaiian Skies: A Narrative of the Romance, Adventure and History of the Hawaiian Islands. Honolulu: Advertiser Publishing Company, Ltd. p. 321. OCLC 479709.
- ^ Edward Joesting (1983). Tides of Commerce. First Hawaiian. p. 44.
- ^ Paradise of the Pacific. 1906. p. 19.
- ^ a b Hawaiian Historical Society (1904). Annual Report of the Hawaiian Historical Society. The Society. pp. 6–8.
- ^ George S. Kanahele (1 January 1999). Emma: Hawaiʻiʾs Remarkable Queen : a Biography. Queen Emma Foundation. p. 391. ISBN 978-0-8248-2234-7.
- ^ Lori Kamae (June 1980). The Empty Throne. Topgallant Pub. Co. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-914916-44-4.
- ^ John Dominis Holt (1993). Recollections: memoirs of John Dominis Holt, 1919–1935. Ku Paʻa. p. 70. ISBN 9780681027831.
- ^ Francis Duane Stillman (1989). The Stillman family: descendants of Mr. George Stillman of Wethersfield, Connecticut and Dr. George Stillman of Westerly, Rhode Island. F.D. Stillman. p. 1844.
- ^ Shirley Hune (1 August 2003). Asian/Pacific Islander American Women: A Historical Anthology. NYU Press. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-8147-3632-6.
- ^ He Hooponopono Moo Kuauhau Ke Au Hou, Buke 2, Helu 23, Aoao 19. Iune 7, 1911
- ^ "Children of Henry Martyn Stillman". Stillman Genealogy home page. Stillman.org. Retrieved 6 July 2015.