John William Pitt Kinau

Kīnaʻu was born December 21/27, 1842, Honolulu, on the island of Oahu.{{#tag:ref|His birthdate was inscribed as December 27, 1842 on his coffin, according to an 1865 newspaper article in the Ke Au Okoa.{{cite news|title=Kupapau Alii|date=November 16, 1865|newspaper=Ke Au Okoa|volume=I|issue=29|page=2|url=https://nupepa-hawaii.com/2015/06/07/more-on-the-transfer-of-the-remains-of-the-alii-to-maunaala-1865/|access-date=October 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010124041/https://nupepa-hawaii.com/2015/06/07/more-on-the-transfer-of-the-remains-of-the-alii-to-maunaala-1865/|archive-date=October 10, 2016|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} While in his obituary in The Polynesian and David Parker's Tales of Our Hawaiʻi, his birthdate is noted as December 21.{{sfn|Parker|2008|page=21}}|group=note}} His father was High Chief William Pitt Leleiohoku I (1821–1848) and his mother was High Ruth Keʻelikōlani (1826–1883).{{sfn|Parker|2008|page=21}} 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 grandfather was Kekūanaōʻa, who was the Governor of Oahu. Through his father, he descended from King Kekaulike of Maui.{{sfn|Kameʻeleihiwa|1992|page=113}}{{sfn|Zambucka|1977|page=9-10}} 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.{{sfn|Del Piano|2009|page=2}} His name "William Pitt", shared by his father and grandfather, was originally chosen by Kalanimoku in honor of Prime Minister William Pitt of England.{{sfn|Kuykendall|1965|page=53}}

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.{{sfn|Kamakau|1992|page=346}}

He had an unnamed younger brother who died in infancy.{{sfn|Zambucka|1977|pages=19–20}}{{sfn|Peterson|1984|page=325}}

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.{{sfn|Winne|1928|pages=18–19}}

From 1842 until his death in 1844, Governor Kuakini served as a grandfather figure to the child. In 1928 Lucy Kaopaulu Peabody, a hapa-haole (part Caucasian) chiefess,{{#tag:ref|Lucy Kaopaulu Peabody was a great-granddaughter of Isaac Davis; she was 3/8 Hawaiian and 5/8 Caucasian.|group=note}} recalled a scuffle between her and Kīnaʻu in their youth during a visit she and her grandmother paid to the Governor:

One day when we were living at Kawaihae my grandmother went to Hulihee to see Kuakini, who was not well. I went with her and when Kinau saw me he chased me as he always did. I think he did not like me. I ran to my grandmother and she protected me. Kuakini saw me and said to my grandmother to let the haole go and told us to "hakaka" (fight). She did and we fought. I beat him. Kuakini made fun of Kinau who was about six{{#tag:ref|Kuakini died in December 9, 1844, nineteen days short of the Kīnaʻu's second birthday.|group=note}} years old then.{{sfn|Winne|1928|pages=17–18}}

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Kīnaʻu entered the Chiefs' Children's School (later renamed the Royal School) on February 26, 1844, at the age of two as its sixteenth and last pupil.{{sfn|Cooke|Cooke|1937|page=227}}

He was the youngest with Victoria Kamāmalu and Lydia Kamakaʻeha, both being four years older. He was chosen by Kamehameha III to be eligible for the throne of the Kingdom of Hawaii. He was taught in English by American missionaries Amos Starr Cooke and his wife, Juliette Montague Cooke, alongside his royal cousins. During their Sunday procession to church it was customary for boys and girls to walk side by side, Kīnaʻu would walk beside Lydia Kamakaʻeha, the future Queen Liliʻuokalani of Hawaii. In Liliʻuokalani's memoir, he is mentioned as John Kīnaʻu Pitt.{{sfn|Liliuokalani|1898|page=6}}

The boarding school discontinued in 1850, and his family sent him to the day school (also called Royal School) ran by Reverend Edward G. Beckwith along with his former classmates Victoria Kamāmalu and Lydia Kamakaʻeha and new classmates Gideon Laʻanui, Nancy Sumner, Jane and Martha Swinton, and Mary Waterhouse.{{sfn|Honolulu Almanac and Directory|1884|pages=72-73}}{{sfn|Peterson|1984|page=315}}{{sfn|Topolinski|1981|pages=51–52}} During his youth, the prince was often found on the parade ground of the old Honolulu Fort, instructing his friends while they were drilling as boy scouts.{{sfn|Taylor|1922|page=199}} Kīnaʻu was considered to be a promising young man with an extremely bright mind and leadership qualities.{{sfn|Zambucka|1977|pages=19–20}}{{sfn|Peterson|1984|page=325}}

In January 1850, a correspondent of the American newspaper Rochester Democrat & Chronicle in Honolulu gave a description of the royal children and his impression of Kīnaʻu (the only he mentioned by name):

{{blockquote|The young princes and children of the royal family are taught to speak English, and learn very rapidly; indeed little John Pitt, a son of the same name, speaks it as fluently as any American boy of his age. He is a fine little fellow, very forward in his studies, quick and sprightly, and will be an influential man.{{cite news|title=The Capitol, Palace and Family of the King of the Hawaiian Islands|newspaper=The Weekly Wisconsin|location=Milwaukee|date=May 8, 1850|volume=III|issue=50|page=2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66016967/the-capitol-palace-and-family-of-the/|access-date=December 25, 2020}}{{cite news|title=The Capitol, Palace and Family of the King of the Hawaiian Islands|newspaper=Huron Reflector|location=Norwalk, Ohio|date=June 11, 1850|volume=XXI|issue=22|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66016444/the-capitol-palace-and-family-of-the/|access-date=December 25, 2020}}}}

In 1848 his father died of measles, followed by his classmate Moses Kekūāiwa and Liliʻuokalani's sister Kaʻiminaʻauao.{{sfn|Schmitt|Nordyke|2001|pages=1–13}}{{sfn|Cooke|Cooke|1937|page=317}} Leleiohoku, the sixth-largest landholder after the Great Mahele, had inherited the estates of his biological father Kalanimoku and his hānai (adoptive) father Kuakini, two of the most power chiefs in the kingdom.

Leleiohoku had received thirty-six ʻāina (land parcels), mainly on the island of Hawaiʻi and Maui from King Kamehameha III.{{sfn|Kameʻeleihiwa|1992|pages=245, 307}}{{sfn|Van Dyke|2008|pages=314–315}} Thus after Leleiohoku's death, Kīnaʻu became the heir to all his father's property, including Huliheʻe Palace in Kailua-Kona.{{sfn|Winne|1928|page=18}}{{sfn|Hawaii Supreme Court|Davis|1866|page=541}} His ample inheritance made him one of the wealthiest people in the kingdom.

He was popularly called the "Prince of Kona" during his lifetime. On his sixteen birthday, the ambitious young prince asked his former classmate King Kamehameha IV to award him with all the lands whose names started with "Wai" (Hawaiian for "water") such as Waimea, Waianae, Waikapu, Wailuku, Waihee, Waialua, Waikane and so on, a request that the King refused.{{sfn|Taylor|1922|page=199-200}}

After completing his education, Kīnaʻu served as aide-de-camp to King Kamehameha IV, and in his lifetime, he was considered "a very handsome young man".{{sfn|Cracroft|Franklin|Queen Emma|1958|page=121}}{{sfn|Judd|1975|page=156}}{{sfn|Zambucka|1977|pages=19–20}}

Like his mother in later life, Kīnaʻu was often associated with supernatural power due to his royal rank. During a trip to the island of Hawaii in January 1859, his arrival on the island coincided with the eruption of Mauna Loa. It was reported that "it was believed by large proportion of the native population of the island, that Pele had thrown forth the lava stream in special honor of his arrival".

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Kīnaʻu died on September 9, 1859, in Kapaʻau, Kohala district on the island of Hawaiʻi.{{sfn|Kam|2017|pages=68–69}}{{sfn|Taylor|1922|page=376}} The cause of his death was said to be an accident, although the details are unknown.{{sfn|Zambucka|1977|pages=19–20}}{{sfn|Peterson|1984|page=325}} An accusation of poisoning was forwarded by a noted priest and the whole of Kona became outraged over the rumors.{{sfn|Taylor|1922|page=200}} One source claimed he was killed in a riding accident.{{sfn|Parker|2008|page=21}} His obituary in the Hawaiian newspapers The Polynesian and The Pacific Commercial Advertiser claimed it was consumption.{{cite news|title=Died|newspaper=The Polynesian|location=Honolulu|date=September 17, 1859|volume=XVI|issue=20|page=3|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015408/1859-09-17/ed-1/seq-3/|access-date=June 28, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220050059/http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015408/1859-09-17/ed-1/seq-3/|archive-date=December 20, 2016|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}{{cite news|title=Death of a High Chief|newspaper=The Pacific Commercial Advertiser|location=Honolulu|date=September 17, 1859|volume=IV|issue=12|page=2|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015418/1859-09-17/ed-1/seq-2/|access-date=June 28, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531123729/http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015418/1859-09-17/ed-1/seq-2/|archive-date=May 31, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}

Heartbroken over the loss of her husband and son, Keʻelikōlani kept his lead coffin in her house for weeks, with mourners chanting and reciting the traditional Hawaiian kanikau (poetic dirges) night and day.{{sfn|Silva|Johnson|Nogelmeier|2003|page=6}}{{sfn|Peterson|1984|page=325}}

On November 24, the remains of the prince were transported back to Oahu, on board the schooler Kaluna, for a proper burial suited for his rank.{{cite news|title=The Late John Pitt|newspaper=The Pacific Commercial Advertiser|location=Honolulu|date=November 24, 1859|volume=IV|issue=26|page=2|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015418/1859-11-24/ed-1/seq-2/|access-date=February 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170528192802/http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015418/1859-11-24/ed-1/seq-2/|archive-date=May 28, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}{{cite news|title=On Thursday morning last the body of John Pitt Kinau...|newspaper=The Polynesian|location=Honolulu|date=November 26, 1859|volume=XVI|issue=30|page=2|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015408/1859-11-26/ed-1/seq-2/|access-date=February 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211100838/http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015408/1859-11-26/ed-1/seq-2/|archive-date=February 11, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} The state funeral procession occurred on December 27, and was attended by thousands of natives, foreign residents and visitors including the royal family and members of the government.{{sfn|Kam|2017|pages=68–69}}{{sfn|Forbes|2001|pages=338–339}}{{cite news|title=Notice|newspaper=The Polynesian|location=Honolulu|date=December 24, 1859|volume=XVI|issue=34|page=2|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015408/1859-12-24/ed-1/seq-2/|access-date=February 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211101037/http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015408/1859-12-24/ed-1/seq-2/|archive-date=February 11, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}; {{cite news|title=State Funeral|newspaper=The Pacific Commercial Advertiser|location=Honolulu|date=December 29, 1859|volume=IV|issue=31|page=2|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015418/1859-12-29/ed-1/seq-2/|access-date=February 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211100857/http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015418/1859-12-29/ed-1/seq-2/|archive-date=February 11, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}; {{cite news|title=The Funeral of J. W. P. Kinau|newspaper=The Polynesian|location=Honolulu|date=December 31, 1859|volume=XVI|issue=35|page=2|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015408/1859-12-31/ed-1/seq-2/|access-date=February 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211100949/http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015408/1859-12-31/ed-1/seq-2/|archive-date=February 11, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} Russian traveler Aleksei Vysheslavtsev, who arrived in Honolulu days before, latter wrote down a detail account of the events in Ocherki perom i karandashom, iz krugosvetnogo plavaniya (Sketches in Pen and Pencil from a Voyage around the World).{{sfn|Wiswell|1983|pages=96–99}} A contradictory report by Scottish traveling performer John Henry Anderson described an earlier funeral service for the prince which was held at Kawaiahaʻo Church on Sunday, November 6.{{sfn|Kam|2017|pages=68–69}}{{sfn|Anderson|1939|pages=58–59}} The funeral was estimated to have cost at least $10,000.{{sfn|Kam|2017|pages=68–69}}

Initially buried in the Pohukaina Tomb, located on grounds of ʻIolani Palace, his remains were later transported along with those of his father's and other royals in a midnight torchlight procession on October 30, 1865, to the newly constructed Royal Mausoleum at Mauna ʻAla in the Nuʻuanu Valley.{{sfnm|1a1=Alexander|1y=1894|1pp=159–161|2a1=Judd|2y=1975|2p=157}}{{cite news|title=Ka Hoihoi Ia Ana O Na Kino Kupapau O Na Alii I Make Mua Ma Ka Ilina Hou O Na Alii|date=November 4, 1865|newspaper=Ka Nupepa Kuokoa|volume=IV|issue=44|page=2|url=https://nupepa-hawaii.com/2014/07/13/alii-are-moved-from-pohukaina-to-maunaala-1865/|access-date=October 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010134848/https://nupepa-hawaii.com/2014/07/13/alii-are-moved-from-pohukaina-to-maunaala-1865/|archive-date=October 10, 2016|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}{{cite news|title=Royal Mausoleum|date=March 10, 1899|newspaper=The Hawaiian Gazette|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83025121/1899-03-10/ed-1/seq-1/|access-date=June 28, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103174008/http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83025121/1899-03-10/ed-1/seq-1/|archive-date=November 3, 2012|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} His mother's remains were also buried here after her death in 1883. In 1887, after the Mausoleum building became too crowded, the coffins belonging to members of the Kamehameha Dynasty including Kīnaʻu's were moved to the newly built Kamehameha Tomb. The name "W. P. Kinau" was inscribed on the mauka (mountainward) side of the monument above his final resting place.{{sfn|Parker|2008|page=13, 18-26}}

His landholdings and properties along with Huliheʻe Palace were inherited by his mother; beside his estates, Keʻelikōlani also inherited much of her son's debt.{{sfn|Zambucka|1977|pages=19–20}}{{sfn|Hawaii Supreme Court|Davis|1866|page=541}}{{cite news|title=Public Notice|newspaper=The Polynesian|date=April 28, 1860|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015408/1860-04-28/ed-1/seq-3/|access-date=June 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130923015310/http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015408/1860-04-28/ed-1/seq-3/|archive-date=September 23, 2013|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} These lands along with subsequent inheritances that Keʻelikōlani would receive over her lifetime later became part of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Estate which funds the Kamehameha Schools to this day.{{sfn|Winne|1928|page=18}}{{sfn|Van Dyke|2008|page=53}}

Historian Albert Pierce Taylor, calling him by the name of "Liliulani", gave this posthumous description of the prince:

He was one of the most ambitious and promising of the young princes of the Kamehameha realm. It is believed by old Hawaiians today that had he lived he would have become a real and constructive leader of the Hawaiian people. He had a splendid physique and a magnetic personality. The glance of his eyes made him friends everywhere.{{sfn|Taylor|1922|page=199}}

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• {{cite book|last=Zambucka|first=Kristin|title=The High Chiefess: Ruth Keelikolani|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iZNpEIgcNHAC|year=1977|publisher=Mana Publishing Company|location=Honolulu|oclc=3836213}}

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