Kalanimoku

William Pitt Kalanimoku
Chief Minister of Kingdom of Hawaii
From a painting by Louis Choris
Bornc.1768
Maui
DiedFebruary 7, 1827 (aged 5859)
Kamakahonu
SpouseKiliwehi
Kuwahine
Likelike
ʻAkahi
IssueWilliam Pitt Leleiohoku I
FatherKekuamanoha
MotherKamakahukilani
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William Pitt Kalanimoku or Kalaimoku (c.1768 – February 7, 1827) was a High Chief who functioned similarly to a prime minister of the Hawaiian Kingdom during the reigns of Kamehameha I, Kamehameha II and the beginning of the reign of Kamehameha III. He was called The Iron Cable of Hawaiʻi because of his abilities.:2