List of burials at the Royal Mausoleum (Mauna ʻAla) facts for kids

The Royal Mausoleum, also known as Mauna ʻAla, is a special burial place in Nuʻuanu Valley within Honolulu, Hawaii. It is the final resting place for many members of the Hawaiian royal families and other important people from the Kingdom of Hawaii. This list tells you about some of the notable people buried there. Sometimes, people took new royal names, so their birth names are also included if they are different.

Kamehameha Tomb

The Kamehameha Dynasty Tomb. This is where many members of the first royal family are buried.

A monument for Charles Reed Bishop. He was the husband of Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop. He is buried inside the Kamehameha Tomb.

This tomb holds members of the House of Kamehameha, the first royal family to rule the Hawaiian Islands.

• Queen Kaʻahumanu (c. 1768–1832): A very powerful queen who helped rule Hawaii.
• King Kamehameha II, Liholiho (1797–1824): The second king of Hawaii.
• Queen Kamāmalu, Victoria Kamāmalu (1802–1824): Queen to Kamehameha II.
• King Kamehameha III, Kauikeaouli (1813–1854): The longest-reigning monarch of Hawaii.
• Queen Kalama (1817–1870): Queen to Kamehameha III.
• Prince Keaweaweʻulaokalani I (January 1832–February 1832): A young prince.
• Prince Keaweaweʻulaokalani II (1839?): Another young prince.
• Queen Kīnaʻu Kaʻahumanu II, Elizabeth Kīnaʻu (1805–1839): A powerful chiefess and regent.
• King Kamehameha IV, Alexander Liholiho (1834–1863): The fourth king of Hawaii.
• Queen Emma, Emma Kaleleonālani Rooke (1836–1885): Queen to Kamehameha IV.
• Prince Albert Kamehameha, Albert Edward Kauikeaouli (1858–1862): The only son of Kamehameha IV and Queen Emma.
• King Kamehameha V, Lot Kapuāiwa (1830–1872): The last king from the Kamehameha Dynasty.
• Princess Victoria Kamāmalu Kaʻahumanu IV (1838–1866): A high chiefess and sister of Kamehameha IV and V.
• Prince Moses Kekūāiwa (1829–1848): A Hawaiian prince.
• Prince David Kamehameha (1828–1835): A young prince.
• High Chief William Pitt Leleiohoku I (1821–1848): A Hawaiian chief.
• Princess Ruth Keʻelikōlani (1826–1883): A powerful royal and landholder.
• Prince John William Pitt Kīnaʻu (1842–1859): A Hawaiian prince.
• Prince Keolaokalani Davis Bishop (1862–1863): A young prince.
• High Chief Pākī, Abner Kuhoʻoheiheipahu Pākī (1808–1855): A Hawaiian chief.
• High Chiefess Kōnia, Laura Kōnia (1808–1857): A Hawaiian chiefess.
• High Chiefess Bernice Pauahi Bishop (1831–1884): A beloved princess and founder of the Kamehameha Schools.
• Charles Reed Bishop (1822–1915): Husband of Bernice Pauahi Bishop and a respected businessman.

Kalākaua Crypt

The entrance to the Kalākaua Crypt.

This crypt is the burial place for members of the House of Kalākaua, the last ruling royal family of Hawaii.

• King Kalākaua (1836–1891): The last king of Hawaii.
• Queen Kapiʻolani (1834–1899): Queen to King Kalākaua.
• Queen Liliʻuokalani (1838–1917): The last reigning monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
• Prince Consort John Owen Dominis (1832–1891): Husband of Queen Liliʻuokalani.
• High Chief Caesar Kaluaiku Kapaʻakea (1815–1866): Father of King Kalākaua and Queen Liliʻuokalani.
• High Chiefess Analea Keohokālole (1816–1869): Mother of King Kalākaua and Queen Liliʻuokalani.
• Princess Miriam Likelike (1851–1887): Sister of King Kalākaua and Queen Liliʻuokalani.
• Archibald Scott Cleghorn (1835–1910): Husband of Princess Likelike.
• Princess Victoria Kaiʻulani (1875–1899): The beloved niece of King Kalākaua and Queen Liliʻuokalani, and heir to the throne.
• Prince William Pitt Leleiohoku II (1854–1877): Brother of King Kalākaua and Queen Liliʻuokalani.
• Kaʻiminaʻauao (1845–1848): A young royal.
• Princess Virginia Poʻomaikelani (1839–1895): A Hawaiian princess.
• Princess Victoria Kūhiō Kekaulike (1843–1884): A Hawaiian princess.
• Prince David Kawānanakoa (1868–1908): A Hawaiian prince and heir to the throne after Princess Kaʻiulani.
• Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole (1871–1922): A Hawaiian prince and later a delegate to the U.S. Congress.
• Prince Edward Abnel Keliʻiahonui (1869–1887): A Hawaiian prince.
• Princess Abigail Campbell Kawānanakoa (1882–1945): A Hawaiian princess.
• Prince David Kalākaua Kawānanakoa (1904–1953): The last person to be buried in this crypt.
• A casket containing the remains of some ancient chiefs.

Wyllie Tomb

The Wyllie Tomb.

This tomb is named after Robert Crichton Wyllie, an important figure in the Hawaiian government.

• Robert Crichton Wyllie (1798–1865): A Scottish doctor and politician who served the Hawaiian Kingdom.
• Bennett Nāmākēhā (c. 1799–1860): A Hawaiian chief.
• Grace Kamaʻikuʻi (1808–1866): A Hawaiian chiefess.
• Thomas Charles Byde Rooke (1806–1858): A British doctor and father of Queen Emma.
• Jane Lahilahi (1813–1862): A Hawaiian chiefess.
• Peter Kaʻeo (1836–1880): A Hawaiian prince.
• Albert Kūkaʻilimoku Kūnuiākea (1853–1903): A Hawaiian prince.
• Fanny Kekelaokalani (1806–1880): A Hawaiian chiefess.
• Keoni Ana (1810–1857): A Hawaiian chief and politician.

John Young Tomb

John Young's gravesite.

This tomb holds the remains of John Young, an important advisor to King Kamehameha I.

• John Young (c. 1742–1835): A British advisor to King Kamehameha I.
• High Chiefess Kaʻōanaʻeha (c. 1780–1850): A Hawaiian chiefess and wife of John Young.

Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawānanakoa Tomb

This is a newer tomb for a modern Hawaiian princess.

• Princess Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawānanakoa (1926–2022): A Hawaiian princess and philanthropist.

Other Burials and Remains

Some remains at the Royal Mausoleum are not in a specific tomb, or their exact location is not fully known.

• Kamānele (1814–1834): She was engaged to King Kamehameha III.
• Some ancient Hawaiian chiefs and royals, whose identities are not fully certain, are also believed to be buried here. Their bones, called ʻiwi, were carefully moved to the Mausoleum for safekeeping.
• Two special basketry containers called kāʻai hold the bones of Līloa and Lonoikamakahiki, two very important ancient Hawaiian chiefs. These were later moved to the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum for preservation.