▁Hawai ian ▁culture . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Ka ʻ ah uman u ▁Society ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁Hawai ian ▁civ ic ▁society , ▁pred ating ▁the ▁Royal ▁Order ▁of ▁K ame h ame ha ▁I ▁by ▁a ▁year . ▁It ▁was ▁founded , ▁at ▁K awa ia ha ʻ o ▁Church , ▁on ▁August ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁by ▁Princess ▁Victoria ▁Kam ā mal u , ▁the ▁sister ▁and ▁he ir - app ar ent ▁of ▁King ▁K ame h ame ha ▁V ▁while ▁other ▁found ing ▁officers ▁included ▁Bern ice ▁P au ah i ▁Bishop , ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁K ame h ame ha ▁School s , ▁and ▁the ▁future ▁Queen ▁L ili u okal ani . ▁N amed ▁after ▁Queen ▁Ka ʻ ah uman u , ▁the ▁favorite ▁wife ▁of ▁King ▁K ame h ame ha ▁I ▁and ▁the ▁K uh ina ▁N ui ▁( co - r uler , ▁or ▁reg ent ) ▁of ▁his ▁success ors , ▁the ▁organization ▁celebrated ▁traditional ▁Hawai ian ▁female ▁leadership . ▁The ▁organization ' s ▁original ▁mission ▁was ▁to ▁nur se ▁vict ims ▁of ▁the ▁small po x ▁ep ide mic ▁and ▁provide ▁proper ▁bur ial ▁for ▁the ▁dead . ▁It ▁was ▁dis band ed ▁after ▁Princess ▁Victoria ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁after ▁an ▁ab ey ance ▁of ▁thirty - n ine ▁years , ▁the ▁group ▁was ▁re char tered ▁under ▁the