He was born around 1794; his mother was Kahikoloa and his father was one of the "Royal Twins" who supported Kamehameha in his military battles, Kameʻeiamoku.

[1] When Kamehameha died in 1819, his last wishes were to have his remains hidden in a secret place so they would not be defiled by the foreign visitors who were already looting other burial sites.

Auhea Kekāuluohi was mentioned as betrothed to Prince Lunalilo, but instead would marry American William Isaac, (or Jesse) Crowningburg (who claimed relationship to a Duke of Königsberg) and then after a divorce and his death,[8] remarry Paul Kamai in 1873.

[10] She never contested the closer connections of the other contenders: Queen Emma, Bernice Pauahi Bishop, and Ruth Keʻelikōlani.

[13] In 1893, a small caretaker's house called Hale Hoʻolulu was built at the Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii.

Hoʻolulu Park is also the location of the annual Merrie Monarch Festival, named in honor of King Kalākaua, the great grand-nephew of Hoʻolulu,[20] The auditorium is named for coach Ung-Soy "Beans" Afook and athlete and promoter Richard "Pablo" Chinen who both died in 1991.