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Aliʻi Nui Of Hawaii
The following is a list of ''Alii nui'' of Hawaii. The ''alii nui'' is the supreme ruler (sometimes called the "King" or ''Moi'') of the island. '' Alii'' refers to the ruling class of Hawaii prior to the formation of the united kingdom. Here, "Hawaii" refers to the island of Hawaii, also called "the Big Island". ''Alii nui'' of the Big Island * Kapawa * Pilikaʻaeia, 1125-1155 * Kukohou, 1155-1185 * Kaniuhu, 1185-1215 * Kanipahu, 1215-1245 * Kamaʻiole, usurper of Kanipahu, deposed by Kalapana, 1245-1255 * Kalapana of Hawaiʻi, 1255-1285 * Kahaʻimaoeleʻa, 1285-1315 * Kalaunuiohua, 1315-1345 * Kūʻaiwa, 1345-1375 * Kahoukapu, 1375-1405 * Kauholanuimahu, 1405-1435 * Kihanuilulumoku, 1435-1465 * Līloa, 1465-1495 * Hākau, 1495-1510 Unbroken line of rule to this point. Hakau, Liloa's first born and named heir, was overthrown by Liloa's second son Umi-a-Liloa; however, the hereditary line of Liloa is unbroken and continues. * 'Umi-a-Līloa, 1510-1525 * Kealiʻiokaloa, 1525 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Cook
James Cook (7 November 1728 Old Style date: 27 October – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the British Royal Navy, famous for his three voyages between 1768 and 1779 in the Pacific Ocean and to New Zealand and Australia in particular. He made detailed maps of Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific, during which he achieved the first recorded European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands, and the first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand. Cook joined the British merchant navy as a teenager and joined the Royal Navy in 1755. He saw action in the Seven Years' War and subsequently surveyed and mapped much of the entrance to the St. Lawrence River during the siege of Quebec, which brought him to the attention of the Admiralty and the Royal Society. This acclaim came at a crucial moment for the direction of British overseas exploration, and it led to his commission in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalaimanokahoʻowaha
''Kalaimanokahoʻowaha'' (also known as Kanaʻina) was an aliʻi high chief of the island of Hawaii who lived during the period of Captain James Cook's visit to the islands. He was the chief said to have struck the first blow to Cook when he attempted to kidnap Kalaniʻōpuʻu, the king of the island. He was called Kanaʻina nui (an aliʻi title) as a birthright from his father, Keaweʻopala, first born son of Alapainui. After his father was killed by Kalaniʻōpuʻu, he would serve the new king as a kaukau aliʻi, a service class of Hawaiian nobility that his mother, Moana Wahine had descended from. This aliʻi service line would continue throughout the Kingdom of Hawaii. Birth and family Kalaimanokahoʻowaha was the son of the alii nui of the island of Hawaii, Keaweʻopala and Moana Wahine. He was given the nickname ''ka naʻina'' which, in the Hawaiian language means: "The conquering". His paternal grandfather was Alapainui and his maternal grandmother was ʻIlikiāmoana. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keaweʻōpala
Keaweʻōpala is the first born son of Alapainui (the usurping aliʻi nui of Hawaii Island) and his wife Keaka, who cared for Kamehameha the Great in his youth along with her sister Hākau. He would inherit his father's position after being named heir by Alapainui shortly before his death. His was a short rule of just 1 year beginning around 1754. He was overthrown by Kalaniʻōpuʻu. Keaweʻopala would father a child with Moana Wahine, named Kalaimanokahoʻowaha also known as Kanaʻina, who would be taken into the new king's court to serve as a royal attendant as a new aliʻi line of secondary chiefs serving the supreme ruler of the island and the kingdom. Kanaʻina would cohabitate with his half sister from his mother Moana Wahine, Hākau. Her father was Heulu. The couple would have a child named Hao, the grandson of Keaweʻopala. Hao's daughter was Luahine. Luahine's daughter was Kōnia, who was the mother of Bernice Pauahi Bishop Bernice Pauahi Bishop KGCOK RoK (Decembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalanikauleleiaiwi
Kalanikauleleiaiwi was a Chiefess on the island of Hawaii in the late 17th century and early 18th century. She was considered to be the co-ruler of the island of Hawaii with her half-brother, Keaweʻīkekahialiʻiokamoku, the 21st King of Hawaii. Their shared mother was Keakealaniwahine, the ruling Queen of Hawaii. Their son, Keeaumoku Nui, was considered the highest rank of ''Piʻo'' and the rightful successor in rank to his father and mother. Kalanikauleleiaiwi was considered to have higher rank than her half-brother and co-ruler, owing to her paternal descent from the Oahu dynasty of Kākuhihewa. Her father was their mother's half-brother Kāneikaiwilani, who was the son of Iwikauikaua and Kauākahikuaʻanaʻauakāne of Oʻahu. Both her parents shared the father High Chief Iwikauikaua of Oahu (whose symbol was a torch burned at midday, later copied by his descendant Kalākaua). Her family background has been compared to that of Keōpūolani, with the political power and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keaweʻīkekahialiʻiokamoku
Keaweīkekahialiiokamoku (c. 1665 – c. 1725) was the king of Hawaii Island in the late 17th century. He was the great-grandfather of Kamehameha I, the first king of the Kingdom of Hawaii. He was a progenitor of the House of Keawe. Biography He was believed to have lived from 1665 to 1725. He was son of Keakealaniwahine, the ruling Queen of Hawaii and Kanaloakapulehu. He is sometimes referred to as King Keawe II, since prior to him there was already Keawenuiaumi. Keawe was surnamed "īkekahialiiokamoku". Keaweīkekahialiiokamoku, a strong leader, ruled over much of the Big Island. He is said to have been an enterprising and stirring chief, who traveled all over the eight islands, and obtained a reputation for bravery and prudent management of his island. It appears that in some manner he composed the troubles that had disturbed the peace during his mother's time; mainly the conflict between the independent I family of Hilo. It was not by force or by conquest, for in that case ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keākealaniwahine
Keakealaniwahine (c. 1640-1695), was a High Chiefess and ruler ''Aliʻi Nui'' of Hawaii island. Life Her mother was Queen Keakamahana, monarch of Hawaii. Her father (and mother's cousin) was Chief Iwikau-i-kaua of Oahu. She became ruler of the island on the death of her mother. She and her mother are association with the massive royal complex built at Holualoa Bay on the west side of the island. Her reign was a troubled one. The house of I had controlled the Hilo district since the days of their ancestor Prince Kumalae, the son of Umi-a-Liloa, had grown to such wealth and strength, and importance, as to be practically independent of even the very loose bonds with which the ruling district chiefs were held to their feudal obligations. The representative of this house of the district chief of Hilo at this time was Kuahuia, the son of Kua-ana-a-I, and grandson of I. What led to the war, or what were its incidents, has not been preserved in the oral records, but it is frequently allu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keakamahana
Keakamāhana (c. 1610–1665) was an '' aliʻi nui'' of Hawaiʻi Island from 1635 to 1665. She ruled as sovereign of the island from the royal complex at Hōlualoa Bay. Life She was the eldest daughter of the King Keakealanikane, the former aliʻi nui of Hawaiʻi. Her mother was Kealiʻiokalani, daughter of Queen Kaikilaniali`iwahineopuna and brother of Keakealanikane. Keakamāhana was a Aliʻi Piʻo, as her mother and father were full blood siblings. She succeeded on the death of her father around 1635. She married her cousin Aliʻi Iwikauikaua Iwikauikaua was a Hawaiian high chief of Oʻahu. Family He was a son of the chief Makakaualiʻi and chiefess Kapukāmola and grandson of Kūkaʻilani. His wives included Hawaiian Queen Keakamahana. with whom he had a daughter, Queen Keakeal ..., son of Aliʻi Makakaualiʻi, by his wife Kapukāmola. She died in 1665, and her daughter Keakealaniwahine succeed her. References * Royalty of Hawaii (island) Hawaiian qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keākealanikāne
Keākealanikāne (1575 – 1635) (Hawaiian: ''Ke-ākea-lani Kāne'' "the male heavenly expanse") was an ''aliʻi nui'' of the island of Hawaiʻi (1605–1635). He was the sovereign of the Big Island. He is mentioned in chant ''Kumulipo''. During the reign of Keākealanikāne several of the more powerful of the district chiefs had assumed an attitude of comparative independence. Life Keākealanikāne was a son of Queen Kaikilani and Chief Kanaloakuaʻana. He succeeded on the death of his mother in 1605. He married first his sister, ''Aliʻi'' Kealiʻiokalani. His second wife was Kaleimakaliʻi and his third wife was Kalaʻaiheana (daughter of Kuaʻana-a-ʻI and Kamaka-o-ʻUmi). She was also a wife of Keawekuikaʻai. He died ca. 1635, having had two sons and one daughter: Keawekuikaʻai by Kaleimakaliʻi, Moanakane by Kaleiheana and Keakamahana, Queen of Hawaiʻi by Kealiʻiokalani.''Hawai'i: A History of the Big Island'' by Robert Oaks. .l.: Arcadia, ©2003. Page 16. His gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaikilani
Kaikilani (16th-century-17th-century), also known as Kaʻikilani nui aliʻiwahine ʻo Puna, was a High Chiefess and ruler ''Aliʻi Nui'' of Hawaiʻi island. She was a legendary figure in Hawaiian native oral tradition who dates to around the 16th century in the western calendar. Her father was Kukaʻilani and mother was Kaohukiokalani, both half-blood siblings of their father, Kealiʻiokaloa, ruling chief of Hawai'i Island. She was married to Ali'i Lonoikamakahiki (not to be confused with the god Lono), son of Keawe-nui-a-‘Umi, and heir to the throne of Hawai'i island, the moiship. When the king died Lono did not feel he was ready for the responsibility of kingship and declined to rule until he had mastered the martial skills. Hawai'i Island was divided into three separate districts. Kona and Kohala had two rulers, Kanaloa-kua'ana and 'Umi-o-ka-lani; Ka-'u and Puna were ruled by Lono-i-ka-makahiki; Hilo and Hamakua we're ruled by Kumalae-nui-a-'Umi and his son, Makua. Kaikilan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
