Waiola Cemetery

The churchyard adjacent to Waine'e Churchn(now Waiola Church) is also known as Waine'e Cemetery. Waine'e Graveyard was the first the Christian cemetery in Hawaii and the final resting place for much of the Hawaiian Royal Family:nnQueen Keopuolani, the highest royalty by virtue of bloodlines in all Hawaii, born in Wailuku in 1780; she was the first Hawaiian baptized as a Protestant. Wife of Kamehameha I, mother of Kamehameha II and III. (1778 - Sep 16, 1823)nnKing Kaumuali'i, the last king of Kauai. His island was the only one that Kamehameha the Great never took with force.(1780 - May 26, 1824)nnHigh Chief Ulumaheihei Hoapili, a general and King Kamehameha I closest friend; Hoapili married two of Kamehameha's queens, Keopuolani and Kalakua. He was governor of Maui from 1823 until his death. (~1775 - Jan 3, 1840)nnHoapili-Wahine (Kalakua Kaheiheimalie), wife of High Chief Hoapili and governor of Maui from 1840 to 1842, who donated 1,000 acres of land to start Lahainaluna School. (1778 - Jan 16, 1842)nnKekauonohi, one of the five queens of Kamehameha II, born in Lahaina in 1805, served as governor of Kauai from 1842 to 1844. (1805 - Jun 2, 1851)nnHigh Chiefess Kuini Liliha, granddaughter of King Kahekili, daughter of Hoapili; Liliha visited King George IV with her husband, Boki, Kamehameha II and Queen Kamamalu. In 1830 Liliha started a rebellion with 1,000 soldiers on Oahu while she was governor there. Her father, Hoapili, forced her to give up her office and return to Maui. (1802 - Aug 25, 1839)nnPrincess Nahienaena, darling of the high chiefs and the Hawaiian people, sister to kings Kamehameha II and III. (1815 - Dec 30, 1836)nnMany missionary children are buried in Waine'e Cemetery, as is Rev. Richards, who baptized Queen Keopuolani on her deathbed in 1823.nnVisitors should be aware that Hawaiians consider this site sacred.

Beautiful old cemetery and burial place for some Kingdom of HawaiinRoyalty.