His son, Liholiho, received his lands and political power, ascending the throne as King Kamehameha II. His brother’s son, Kekuaokalani, was entrusted with his feathered war god named ...

The Maui News MATTHEW THAYER photo When King Kamehameha I died in 1819, his widowed queens urged Kamehameha II to do something considered kapu up to that point — allowing women to eat forbidden ...