Statue of King Kamehameha I
Ali‘iōlani Hale
(Hawaii State Supreme Court)
Honolulu, Hawaii
September, 2026

King Kamehameha I, also known as Kamehameha the Great, was Hawaii's greatest warrior, diplomat and leader. He was the first to conquer and unite all of the Hawaiian Islands under the rule of one king, establishing the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1810.