Namahana Piia
Politician
1787 – 1829
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Who was Namahana Piia?
Lydia Nāmāhāna Piʻia was a wife of King Kamehameha I of Hawaii. She was the daughter of Keʻeaumoku Pāpaʻiahiahi, and her sisters Kaʻahumanu and Kalākua Kaheiheimālie were also Kamehameha's wives. Kamehameha and Kaʻahumanu later arranged Piʻia to marry Gideon Peleioholani Laanui, who was ten years her junior. They were married by Hiram Bingham I in a Christian ceremony.
Nāmāhāna Piʻia also served as Governor of Oahu.
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- Born
- 1787
Hawaii - Also known as
- Lydia Namahana Piʻia
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Kamehameha I
( - 1819/05/05) - Gideon Peleioholani Laanui
( - 1829)
- Kamehameha I
- Died
- 1829
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on July 23, 2013
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