text: But more immediately , it was when the kapu system of taboos broke down completely under the leadership of young King Kamehameha II ( the first king 's son , Liholiho ) and the regent , Kaahumanu ( the favorite of the 21 wives of the first king ) .
  
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  Under the leadership of King Kamehameha II , the kapu system of taboos grew .