John William Pitt Kinau
| John William Pitt Kīnaʻu | |
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| Born | December 21/27, 1842 Honolulu, Oahu, Kingdom of Hawaii |
| Died | September 9, 1859 (aged 16) Kapaʻau, Kohala, Hawaii Island, Kingdom of Hawaii |
| Burial | November 6, 1859 Pohukaina Tomb October 30, 1865 Mauna ʻAla Royal Mausoleum |
| House | House of Kamehameha |
| Father | William Pitt Leleiohoku I |
| Mother | Ruth Keʻelikōlani |
John William Pitt Kīnaʻu, sometimes called Liliulani (December 21/27, 1842 – September 9, 1859) was a prince of the Kingdom of Hawaii and the only surviving son of High Chief William Pitt Leleiohoku I and Ruth Keʻelikōlani. As a descendant of King Kamehameha I, he was chosen to attend the Chiefs' Children's School (later renamed Royal School) taught by the American missionary Amos Starr Cooke and his wife, Juliette Montague Cooke, alongside fifteen of his royal cousins. At a young age, he inherited the landholdings of his father and his adoptive grandfather including Huliheʻe Palace, but the prince died under mysterious circumstances before his seventeenth birthday.
Kīnaʻu was born December 21/27, 1842, Honolulu, on the island of Oahu. His father was High Chief William Pitt Leleiohoku I (1821–1848) and his mother was High Ruth Keʻelikōlani (1826–1883). Through his mother he was Kamehameha I's great-great grandchild. His mother's parentage was disputed, but she was a member of the House of Kamehameha through her own mother Pauahi. His recognized maternal grandmother was Kekūanāoʻa, who was the Governor of Oahu. Through his father, he descended from King Kekaulike of Maui. His father was the biological son of Prime Minister Kalanimoku, who was called The Iron Cable of Hawaii because of his political savvy and military prowess. His name "William Pitt", shared by his father and grandfather, was originally chosen by Kalanimoku in honor of Prime Minister William Pitt of England. His Hawaiian name Kīnaʻu was given in honor of the Kuhina Nui, Kīnaʻu, Keʻelikōlani's stepmother and childhood guardian. She in turn was named after High Chief Kahōʻanokū Kīnaʻu. He had an unnamed younger brother who died in infancy. During his infancy, he was raised in a large hale pili (thatched house) named Auanakeo, which stood outside the Huliheʻe Palace, the principal residence of Leleiohoku's hānai (adoptive) father Kuakini, who was the Governor of Hawaii Island.
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