Kamehameha III.

Kamehameha III, actually Kauikeaouli. (* March 17, 1813, † December 15, 1854 in Honolulu) was from 1825 to 1854 King of Hawaii.

1825 after the death of his brother Kamehameha II, he became King of Hawaii underage. Actual regent until her death in 1832 his mother Kaahumanu. She let her son baptized Christian and also forbade the ancient Hawaiian beliefs. Under him, Hawaii became an important whaling area, and Hawaiian Sugar cane was highly sought after.

In 1845, Kamehameha III chose. Honolulu on the island of Oahu as permanent capital and moved into the residence of the building, which later received the name Iolani.

Kamehameha III. led the land reform in Hawaii. In the mid-1840s Hawaii was recognized by England, France and the United States as an independent state.

Missionary influence

In 1852, a group of missionaries from Hawaii set out on the journey to the islands of Micronesia. They had a letter of recommendation with the official seal of Kamehameha III. , The then king of the Hawaiian Islands, with him. That originally written in Hawaiian letter was addressed to the various rulers of the Pacific Islands and was in part: " There are some teachers of the highest God, the Lord, pierce to your islands in the lake, to eternal salvation to proclaim to you his word. I recommend these ... good teacher your appreciation and friendship and urge you to listen to their instruction. ... I advise you to throw away your idols, and to make the Lord Jehovah your God, to worship and love him, and he will bless you and save you. "