TheKamehameha butterfly(Vanessa tameamea) is one of the two species of butterfly native to Hawaii (the other isUdara blackburni).The Hawaiian name ispulelehua. This is today a catch-all native term for all butterflies; its origin seems to bepulelo"to float" or "to undulate in the air"...
Notable Family MembersspouseNahienaena• fatherKamehameha I• brotherKamehameha II• sisterNahienaena Related Biographies Kamehameha V king of Hawaii William Richards American missionary Liliuokalani queen of Hawaii Kamehameha I king of Hawaii