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Keeaumoku Pāpaiahiahi (1736–1804) was a Hawaiian high chief and the father of Kaahumanu. He was the principal agent in elevating Kamehameha I to the throne of Hawaii and served in a capacity similar to commander in chief or Prime Minister. He is sometimes referred to as Keʻeaumoku II Pāpaʻiahiahi numbering Keʻeaumoku Nui as the first and his son as the third. ==Life== His father was Hawaii island chief Keawepoepoe and his mother was Kūmaaikū. He was called Keeaumoku by the people which literally means the ''Island-climbing Swimmer''.〔 Keeaumoku was a warlike and ambitious chief of the Kona district of Hawaii island. He was among the first of five Kona chiefs to back Kamehameha I against his cousin Kiwalao. The four other Kona chiefs were: High Chief Kalua‘apana Keaweāheulu, Kamehameha’s uncle; Kekūhaupio, Kamehameha's warrior teacher; Kame'eiamoku and Kamanawa, half-brothers of Keeaumoku on their father's side.〔(The Hawaiian Coat of Arms )〕 In 1782, at the Battle of Mokuōhai near Keei, Kona, Keeaumoku led Kamehameha's warriors to victory, and Kīwalaō was killed. Kīwalaō was wearing an ''ahu ula'' (red feather cloak), which then became the property of Kamehameha (this feathered cloak is now in the collection of the Bishop Museum). One account states that the injured Keeaumoku Pāpaiaheahe crawled to Kīwalaō, who also had been injured, and then Keeaumoku Pāpaiaheahe slit the neck of Kīwalaō with a ''leiomano'' (shark-tooth weapon). He was commander-in-chief of Kamehameha's forces in most of his war compaigns. He served as Counsellor of State and was Kamehameha's prime minister.〔(Hawaiian Encyclopedia : Part 1: Complete Timeline of Hawaiian History )〕 On his first visit of his Expedition of 1791–1795, Keeaumoku convinced George Vancouver to trust Kamehameha, leading to two return visits and an important alliance with the British. Vancouver, who spelled his name "Kahowmotoo", left some goats and returned the next year to find them thriving. While preparing for an invasion of Kauai island against King Kaumualii, an epidemic called ''mai ōkuu'' (likely cholera) infected King Kamehameha and many of his troops, killing thousands. Many of Kamehameha’s warriors died from the disease. Among them was Keeaumoku on March 21, 1804.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Keeaumoku Pāpaiahiahi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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