#King Kamehameha

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Morning on a Hawaii Vacation, 1960s

Doris Thomas

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Holidays and items of note for June, 11 2023.

King Kamehameha Day (Hawaii) falls on June 11 and celebrates the accomplishments of “Kamehameha the Great.” He’s credited with uniting the Hawaiian Islands in 1810.

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[tikhanovlibrary]

Mikhail Tikhanov in Hawaii pt. 2: Boki and Liliha

Boki, Chief of Oahu, and Hekili, Minister of the Navy, 1818

In the painting Boki, Chief of Oahu, and Hekili, Minister of the Navy. we get a close look at a male figures face. His hand is tucked under his robe in a similar manner to Kamehameha. From the title of the painting we can gather that this man is Boki, Chief of Oahu. In front of him, we see the side profile of another man, sporting a mustache, Hekili. Behind them, almost invisible, is a third character, a single hand carrying a spear.

Boki was a high chief and close right-hand man to Kamehameha, serving as Royal Governor of the island of Oahu and Minister of the Navy under Kamehameha I.

Boki and Liliha on the Kamchatka, 1818

In this painting four figures are present. Center a man with a bright coloured cape and somewhat somber expression stands holding a bottle and cup. Behind him, a woman sits atop a canon, she wears a yellow skirt and appears to be watching Tikhanov with suspicion. Around her neck is a dramatic looking necklace. Both man and woman appear to be drawn both in profile, and viewed from the back. This style is typical in Tikhanov’s work, and many of his portraits feature multiple angles of the subject. Closer examination reveals that the man and the woman with their backs faced to the scene, although wearing identical clothes, are not the same man and woman as those drawn in profile. The man has short hair, and carries a spear. The woman is not wearing a necklace and crown. Behind her, a fifth man, barely visible, peaks out. He carries some kind of fan or standard. There is a striking similarity between the fanbearer of this portrait and the spear bearer of the other. Between the fan and the spear, the dual opulence and violence that underlie Hawaiian aristocratic society is constantly present, lingering in the background almost out of frame. Boki and Liliha, a portrait by John Hayter 1818

These figures are, of course, Boki and his wife Liliha. Both Boki and his wife Kuini Liliha were leading members of a delegation to England led by King Kamehameha II and Queen Kamamalu in 1824. After the monarchs died from measles during the stay, Boki and his wife returned to Hawaii with Admiral Lord Byron aboard the British frigate, HMS Blonde, which bore the bodies of the late king and queen. They served as interm representatives of the Kingdom, and after returning from the voyage, opened a hotel and bar called the Blonde Hotel, the first of it’s kind on the Island Kingdom.

During their tour of England, they posed together for a second portrait by John Hayter. This allows for a rare opprotunity to compare their likeness to the portrait captured by Mikhail TIkhanov. As we can see, not only are there striking facial similarities, but Liliha is even wearing the same necklace in both paintings.

https://tikhanovlibrary.substack.com/p/mikhail-tikhanov-in-hawaii

https://medium.com/@tikhanovlibrary/mikhail-tikhanov-in-hawaii-ca534846a78e

[deenoze]

Pauahi Riders of the King Kamehameha Day Parade on Front Street Maui

[laurents-secret-diary]

Can we see any of your drawings you may have had for the side characters please??? 👉👈

I only got a couple so far! I think I'm gonna do Nicaise next

[t4tadrienette]

The tired little saviors of earth and their little broken arms

[hozonkai1]

Goku’s first Kamehameha!

[sincerely-isyss]

[brooklynislandgirl]

Blessed King Kamehameha Day

[sometipsygnostalgic]

No i will not provide context (it's @phosphoricbomb's fault)

[jvzebel-x]

King Kalākaua-- dubbed throughout time as the "Merry Monarch"-- dedicated his life&complicated rule to establishing the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi as an independent power recognized world wide, as well as revitalizing a culture that had been nearly ground to dust under the heel of colonization. Hula-- once publicly outlawed as a deeply spiritual&religious act by the missionaries who spearheaded the war to destroy our culture-- was brought back to the public consciousness by the King, an incredibly accomplished dancer himself.

The Merry Monarch Hula Festival is the most well-known portion of his legacy, and is celebrated by kānaka&lovers of hula all over the world.

Mahalo nui loa, Ke Aliʻi Kalākaua.

[filmjet]

Goku's first Kamehameha.

[ironfloret]

three years. three................years.

[wispisstillverybored67]

I don't really know, nor care, on how to spell/pronounce Ragnus' last name so I've decided to refer to him as "bee-yotchi".

[kinialohaguy]

Kamehameha

Aloha kākou. Today is the observance of King Kamehameha Day. June 11th is the official day. Today is a State holiday in Hawai’i. After long and bloody wars between the different island rulers that were bloody and cruel. These islands were finally united for generations under Kamehameha I. He defeated the other Ali’i (chiefs) and unified the Hawaiian Islands as one kingdom. Today the legacy of…

[seven71987]

King Clawthorne the Titan in my artstyle!