Kalama

Kalama
Queen consort of the Hawaiian Islands
TenureFebruary 14, 1837 – December 15, 1854
Born(1817-03-17)March 17, 1817
Ka'elepulu near Kailua, Hawaii,
DiedSeptember 20, 1870(1870-09-20) (aged 53)
Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
BurialOctober 8, 1870
SpouseKamehameha III
IssueKeaweaweʻulaokalani I
Keaweaweʻulaokalani II
Names
Kalama Hakaleleponi Kapakuhaili
HouseHouse of Kamehameha
FatherHigh Chief Naihekukui
MotherHigh Chiefess Iʻahuʻula

Kalama Hakaleleponi Kapakuhaili (1817 – September 20, 1870) was a Queen consort of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi alongside her husband, Kauikeaouli, who reigned as King Kamehameha III. She chose the baptismal name Hakaleleponi after the Biblical figure Hazzelelponi. Her name Kalama means "the torch" in the Hawaiian language.