1. Keaoua Kekuaokalani's rebellion was brief; he was killed in battle about 21 December 1819.
11 Facts About Keaoua Kekuaokalani
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Keaoua Kekuaokalani's grandmother was Manono I, and his wife was Manono II.
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Keaoua Kekuaokalani was outraged by the abandonment of the sacred traditions and withdrew from the royal court.
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Keaoua Kekuaokalani had, according to Kalakaua, been trained as a priest by Hewahewa, the apostate high priest who had joined Liholiho in repudiating the native religion.
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Consequently, Keaoua Kekuaokalani took on the mantle of high-priest, and undertook to defend the old religion by force.
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Liholiho and his chiefs took counsel and decided to send emissaries to Keaoua Kekuaokalani, asking him to abandon his defiance, return to Kailua, and rejoin the free eating.
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Keaoua Kekuaokalani received the emissaries with apparent deference and said he was ready to return to Kailua the next day, but would not join in the free eating.
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Keaoua Kekuaokalani forbade any assassinations but the next morning, when he and his followers were to board canoes for the return to Kailua, he refused.
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Keaoua Kekuaokalani said he and his men would go by land.
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The rest of Keaoua Kekuaokalani's army scattered and Liholiho's victory was complete.
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Keaoua Kekuaokalani Kekua-o-kalani was the last partially recognized high priest, and the last defender of the native Hawaiian religion, until modern times when various revivals have occurred.