: Ital ian ▁male ▁pain ters ▁Category : 1 6 th - century ▁Italian ▁pain ters <0x0A> </s> ▁Tim ote o ▁or ▁Tim othy ▁Kam ale h ua ▁Ha ʻ al ilio ▁( 1 8 0 8 – 1 8 4 4 ) ▁was ▁a ▁royal ▁secretary ▁and ▁first ▁diplom at ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Hawai i . ▁He ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁helping ▁Hawai i ▁in ▁gain ing ▁recognition ▁from ▁Britain , ▁France , ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁so ver eign ▁nation . ▁ ▁Life ▁ ▁Ha ʻ al ilio ▁was ▁born ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁probably ▁ 1 8 0 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁Ko ele ele ▁( or ▁Ko ele le ), ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁K ip a , ▁in ▁some ▁accounts ▁E set a ▁( Est her ) ▁K ip a . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁half - bro ther ▁of ▁Le vi ▁Ha ʻ ale lea , ▁who ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁husband ▁of ▁Princess ▁K ek au ō n oh i . ▁He ▁was ▁of ▁the ▁ali ʻ i ▁class ▁or ▁Hawai ian ▁nob ility . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁English ▁school ▁set ▁up ▁by ▁Hir am ▁B ingham ▁I ▁in ▁Hon ol ulu ▁around ▁April ▁ 1 8 2 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 3 ▁William ▁Rich ards ▁joined ▁the ▁mission , ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁teacher ▁and ▁friend ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁After ▁learning ▁of ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁King ▁K