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Biography of Founder Queen Emma |
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Founder Queen Emma. |
In 1836, Honolulu was just a large village with only one street, King Street, and less than 6,000 people. About 500 were haole (Hawaiian for foreigners) and the rest ka Hawaii. It was a major port for whaling ships, and as one writer put it, one of the most "unattractive" places in the world.
Emma, the future queen, was born in Honolulu on January 2, 1836 to Fanny Kekelaokalani Young, daughter of John Young, King Kamehameha I's haole counselor, and Ka'oana'eha, Kamehameha's niece. Her father was high chief George Naea.
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