Kamehameha III (born Kauikeaouli) (March 17, 1814 – December 15, 1854) is the third king of the Kingdom of Hawaii from 1825 to 1854.

His full Hawaiian name is Keaweaweʻula Kīwalaʻō Kauikeaouli Kaleiopapa, then lengthened to Keaweaweʻula Kīwalaʻō Kauikeaouli Kaleiopapa Kalani Waiakua Kalanikau Iokikilo Kīwalaʻō i ke kapu Kamehameha when he ascends the throne.

Under his reign Hawaii evolves from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy with the signing of both the 1840 Constitution, which is the first Hawaiian Language Constitution, and the 1852 Constitution.

He was the longest reigning monarch in the history of the Kingdom, ruling for twenty-nine years and one hundre4d and ninety-two days, although in the early part of his reign he is under a regency by Queen Kaʻahumanu and later by Kaʻahumanu II.

His goal is the careful balancing of modernization by adopting Western ways, while keeping his nation intact.