King Kamehameha III - Lahaina, Maui Island, HI
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The statue of king Kamehameha III was unveiled in 2013 in honor of the 100th anniversary of the King Kamehameha III Elementary School.
Waymark Code: WMRA05
Location: Hawaii, United States
Date Posted: 05/29/2016
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The statue of king Kamehameha III by sculptor Christine Turnbull - a bronze bust atop a stone pedestal with plaques - depicts a middle age Kamehameha III wearing a mustache and a bow tie. It stands in front of the King Kamehameha III Elementary School in Lahaina, Maui.
Kamehameha III (born Kauikeaouli) (1813–December 15, 1854) was the King of Hawaii from 1825 to 1854. Under his reign Hawaii evolved from an absolute monarchy to a Christian constitutional monarchy with the signing of both the 1840 Constitution and 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 Kaahumanu and later by Kaahumanu II. His goal was the careful balancing of modernization by adopting Western ways, while keeping his nation intact. (
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The first plaque reads:
"The Legacy of Kamehameha III
Kauikeaouli Kaleiopapa Kuakamanolani Mahinalani Kalaninui Keaweaeulaokalani was born in 1814. He was the second son of Kamehameha the Great and High Chiefess Keopuolani and became King Kamehameha III in 1825 at the age of 10. In 1836, he married Chiefess Kalama. Their royal residence at Ka Luaehu, Lahaina became the capital of the Kingdom.
Kauikeaouli proclaimed: "He aupuni palapala kou; o ke kanaka pono o ia kou kanaka" - " Mine is the kingdom of literacy; the righteous man is my man." He understood that education was important to the future of his nation. By 1831, there were 1,000 public schools in the kingdom with 52,000 pupils educated through the Hawaiian language. In that same year, the high school above Lahaina was public Hawaiian school system and required all children to attend school.
Upon his death in 1854 the kingdom had indeed become a "kingdom of letters (learning)." On these grounds of the Royal Residence at Ka Luaehu stood Lahaina Public School. In 1913, as a new school building was being constructed, the Territorial Government of Hawaii resolved to acknowledge Kauikeaouli's contributions during his reign by renaming the school, King Kamehameha III School."
The second plaque reads:
"Mahalo Nui Loa (Many Thanks) to the donors of the 2013-2014 / King Kamehameha III Elementary School / 100th Anniversary Celebration / Names / Sculpture created by Christine Turnbull"