Charles Kanaʻina (Kanaʻina II c. May 4, 1798 – March 13, 1877), officially referred to as His Honour and His Highness, was an aliʻi (hereditary noble) of the Kingdom of Hawaii and father of William Charles Lunalilo, the 6th monarch of the Kamehameha Dynasty. Kanaʻina was a descendant of several figures from ancient Hawaiian history, including Liloa, Hakau and Umi-a-Liloa of Hawaiʻi Island as well as Piilani of Maui. He served on both the Privy Counsel and in the House of Nobles. He was named after his uncle Kanaʻina, a name that means "The conquering" in the Hawaiian Language. This uncle greeted Captain James Cook in 1778 and confronted the navigator before he was killed.
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1801 Napoopoo, Hawaii
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13 March 1877 (aged 75) Honolulu, Oahu
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