What is the meaning of the word Kamehameha?


In Wikipedia, _Kamehameha_ is defined as a species of butterfly.

> kamehameha Web definitions The Kamehameha butterfly is one of the two
> species of butterfly native to Hawaii. The Hawaiian name is pulelehua. ...
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamehameha_(butterfly)>

What does it mean in the _Dragon Ball_ series?




According to [Dragon Ball Wikia](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page):

> Akira Toriyama actually tried a number of poses when he was alone in order
> to decide the coolest pose for the Kamehameha. After much contemplation, he
> could not decide on a name for his "Kame" attack, so he asked his wife who
> came up with the name. She told Akira that it would be easy to remember the
> name of the attack if he uses the name of the cultural Hawaiian king named
> Kamehameha (lit. "the very lonely one" or "the one set apart" in Hawaiian
> language). Also, Kamehameha means "Turtle Destruction Wave" in Japanese.

So, despite the literal translation in Japanese "Turtle Destruction Wave",
Kamehameha is also a name of a [Hawaiian
king](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamehameha_I):

> Kamehameha I (Hawaiian pronunciation: [kəmehəˈmɛhə]; c. 1758 – May 8, 1819),
> also known as Kamehameha the Great, conquered the Hawaiian Islands and
> formally established the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi in 1810. By developing alliances
> with the major Pacific colonial powers, Kamehameha preserved Hawaiʻi's
> independence under his rule. Kamehameha is remembered for the Kānāwai
> Māmalahoe, the "Law of the Splintered Paddle", which protects human rights
> of non-combatants in times of battle. Kamehameha's full Hawaiian name is
> Kalani Paiʻea Wohi o Kaleikini Kealiʻikui Kamehameha o ʻIolani i Kaiwikapu
> kauʻi Ka Liholiho Kūnuiākea.




According to [Dragon Ball Wikia](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page):

> Akira Toriyama actually tried a number of poses when he was alone in order
> to decide the coolest pose for the Kamehameha. After much contemplation, he
> could not decide on a name for his "Kame" attack, so he asked his wife who
> came up with the name. She told Akira that it would be easy to remember the
> name of the attack if he uses the name of the cultural Hawaiian king named
> Kamehameha (lit. "the very lonely one" or "the one set apart" in Hawaiian
> language). Also, Kamehameha means "Turtle Destruction Wave" in Japanese.

So, despite the literal translation in Japanese "Turtle Destruction Wave",
Kamehameha is also a name of a [Hawaiian
king](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamehameha_I):

> Kamehameha I (Hawaiian pronunciation: [kəmehəˈmɛhə]; c. 1758 – May 8, 1819),
> also known as Kamehameha the Great, conquered the Hawaiian Islands and
> formally established the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi in 1810. By developing alliances
> with the major Pacific colonial powers, Kamehameha preserved Hawaiʻi's
> independence under his rule. Kamehameha is remembered for the Kānāwai
> Māmalahoe, the "Law of the Splintered Paddle", which protects human rights
> of non-combatants in times of battle. Kamehameha's full Hawaiian name is
> Kalani Paiʻea Wohi o Kaleikini Kealiʻikui Kamehameha o ʻIolani i Kaiwikapu
> kauʻi Ka Liholiho Kūnuiākea.

