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ter to his successor, Kamehameha IV (r. 1855–64). Likelike's mother was the daughter of ?Aikanaka and Kama?eokalani, and her father was the son of Kamanawa II (half-brother of ?Aikanaka) and Kamokuiki. Their family belonged to the ali?i class of Hawaiian nobility and were collateral relatives of the reigning House of Kamehameha, descended from the 18th-century ali?i nui (supreme monarch) Keawe??kekahiali?iokamoku. Likelike was descended from Keaweaheulu and Kame?eiamoku, two of the five royal counselors of Kamehameha I (r. 1782–1819) during his conquest of the Hawaiian Kingdom. Kame?eiamoku, her parents' grandfather, was depicted with his royal twin Kamanawa on the Hawaiian coat of arms. The youngest daughter and penultimate child of a large family, her biological siblings included James Kaliokalani, David Kal?kaua, Lili?uokalani, Anna Ka?iulani, Ka?imina?auao, and William Pitt Leleiohoku II. They were h?nai (adopted) by other family members. The Hawaiian custom of h?nai is an informal form of adoption in extended families. Because Likelike was not healthy as a child, she was sent to live in the dry climate of Kona on the island of Hawaii. The 1892 obituary of Hawaii Supreme Court Justice Lawrence McCully noted that he was her teacher while he resided in Kona. According to historian George Kanahele, she was raised in Hilo on the wetter windward side of the island of Hawaii: "Little is known about her early years". The identities of Likelike's h?nai parents are unknown. According to historian Sammy Amalu, Likelike was brought up in the household of Peleuli (daughter of High Chief Kala?imamahu, half-brother of Kamehameha I) with Peleuli's granddaughter Miriam Auhea Kek?uluohi Crowningburg, a second cousin of King Lunalilo. According to newspaper columnist Clarice Taylor, Likelike was raised by her mother and the
ter to his successor, Kamehameha IV (r. 1855–64). Likelike's mother was the daughter of ?Aikanaka and Kama?eokalani, and her father was the son of Kamanawa II (half-brother of ?Aikanaka) and Kamokuiki. Their family belonged to the ali?i class of Hawaiian nobility and were collateral relatives of the reigning House of Kamehameha, descended from the 18th-century ali?i nui (supreme monarch) Keawe??kekahiali?iokamoku. Likelike was descended from Keaweaheulu and Kame?eiamoku, two of the five royal counselors of Kamehameha I (r. 1782–1819) during his conquest of the Hawaiian Kingdom. Kame?eiamoku, her parents' grandfather, was depicted with his royal twin Kamanawa on the Hawaiian coat of arms. The youngest daughter and penultimate child of a large family, her biological siblings included James Kaliokalani, David Kal?kaua, Lili?uokalani, Anna Ka?iulani, Ka?imina?auao, and William Pitt Leleiohoku II. They were h?nai (adopted) by other family members. The Hawaiian custom of h?nai is an informal form of adoption in extended families. Because Likelike was not healthy as a child, she was sent to live in the dry climate of Kona on the island of Hawaii. The 1892 obituary of Hawaii Supreme Court Justice Lawrence McCully noted that he was her teacher while he resided in Kona. According to historian George Kanahele, she was raised in Hilo on the wetter windward side of the island of Hawaii: "Little is known about her early years". The identities of Likelike's h?nai parents are unknown. According to historian Sammy Amalu, Likelike was brought up in the household of Peleuli (daughter of High Chief Kala?imamahu, half-brother of Kamehameha I) with Peleuli's granddaughter Miriam Auhea Kek?uluohi Crowningburg, a second cousin of King Lunalilo. According to newspaper columnist Clarice Taylor, Likelike was raised by her mother and the