Since the landing of Captain James Cook in January 1778, the port of Waimea had been a known stop for European and American ships in the Pacific.

[2] King Kaumualiʻi paid Captain James Rowan of the American trading ship Hazard to take his son aboard, ostensibly to get an education in America.

A more believable theory is that Kaumualiʻi's Queen did not want any competition for the future throne with her own son who had the better royal pedigree.

King Kaumualiʻi had provided Rowan some compensation to support his son, probably in the form of valuable sandalwood, estimated to be worth seven to eight thousand dollars.

[6] Near the end of 1816, a pamphlet titled "A Narrative of Five Youths from the Sandwich Islands" was published to raise funds for the mission board.

George's letter to his father was published, and when Samuel Cotting read it, he wanted to cash in on the celebrity by claiming he was owed money for the boy's care.

[2] George was eager to return to his homeland, but as the promised voyage was delayed, he grew impatient and would sometimes cause trouble at the school.

He thought the other students should defer to him, given his "royal" status, and in fact had to re-learn the Hawaiian language that he had not spoken since being a young child.

In 1821 King Kamehameha II paid a surprise visit to his father, and forced the elder Kaumualiʻi into exile on Honolulu.

[7]: 138–146 By this time, George Prince had reverted to using his birth name "Humehume", living with a few followers in a small town called Wahiawa east of the Hanapepe valley.

They had a 3rd child, Harriet Kaumualiʻi (1821–1843) Her Hawaiian name was Ka wahine kipi which means "the rebel woman", was given to her by Kaahumanuu.

[6] His father-in-law Isaac Davis had died drinking poison that was probably intended for his father Kaumualiʻi, so he became afraid that an attempt would be made on his own life.

Kalanimoku, an experienced military commander from earlier campaigns of Kamehameha I, had just been stationed on Kauaʻi, and sent for reinforcements to search for Humehume.

On August 18, 1824 Hoapili, Kahekili, Laʻanui and Kaikioewa arrived with an estimated one thousand troops and joined Kalanimoku, marching to meet the rebels at their camp, who were routed.

[10] This would be the largest loss of life in a military armed conflict in the Hawaiian islands until the attack on Pearl Harbor over a century later.

[5][12] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "International Genealogical Index (IGI)," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:M8QJ-L5Z : accessed 21 January 2019), entry for Kamakahi, batch A03209-6; citing FHL microfilm 444,874; submitter not specified.