ʻAikanaka (died 1837) was a high chief of the

Kingdom of Hawaii The Hawaiian Kingdom, also known as the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language, Hawaiian: ɛ ɐwˈpuni həˈvɐjʔi, was an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country from 1795 to 1893, which eventually encompassed all of the inhabited Hawaii ...

and grandfather of two of Hawaii's future monarchs.

Biography

His father was Chief Kepoʻokalani and his mother was

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. His half-brother was Kamanawa II. The name literally means "man eater" in the

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. He was a grandson of two of the five Kona chiefs who supported Kamehameha I in his uprising against Kiwalaʻo: Kameʻeiamoku (one of the "royal twins" on the coat of arms of Hawaii) and

Keawe-a-Heulu Keaweaheulu Kaluaʻapana (sometimes Keawe-a-Heulu, died 1804) was a Hawaiian high chief and maternal great-grandfather of Kalākaua, King Kalākaua and Liliʻuokalani, Queen Liliʻuokalani. He was among Kamehameha I's council of chiefs and was on ...

. His family was of high rank and were distant cousins of the

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. He was considered to be of the Keawe-a-Heulu line, his mother's line, and this line is what his grandchildren followed by. He had one daughter, Keohokālole by Kamaʻeokalani, and probably one son, William Luther Moehonua by Mary Napuaelua. ʻAikanaka asked his servant Keaweamahi to take Napuaelua and son Moehonua. Moehonua later served as Governor of Maui, and other offices. His daughter Keohokālole by Kamaeokalani served as a member of the House of Nobles. His final wife was Alika Kuaiohua or Kaiahua. He was listed amongst the members of the Council of Chiefs (ʻAha Aliʻi) of

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. He was in charge of the Punchbowl gun battery and his home was under the Punchbowl hill.Hawaii and Its People By Arthur Grove Day. Page 201 His compound included grass structures for cooking, eating, gathering, and retainers' quarters where his daughter gave birth to his two grandchildren: future Queen

Liliʻuokalani Queen Liliʻuokalani (; Lydia Liliʻu Loloku Walania Kamakaʻeha; September 2, 1838 – November 11, 1917) was the only queen regnant and the last sovereign monarch of the Hawaiian Kingdom, ruling from January 29, 1891, until the overthrow of th ...

and King

Kalākaua Kalākaua (David Laʻamea Kamanakapuʻu Māhinulani Nālaʻiaʻehuokalani Lumialani Kalākaua; November 16, 1836 – January 20, 1891), was the last king and penultimate monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi, reigning from February 12, 1874, u ...

. He was the hānai (adoptive) father of his eldest grandson Kaliokalani. ʻAikanaka died in 1837. He owned vast tracts of land and they were split in half between his son and daughter, and then his daughter's in thirds to her remaining children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Aikanaka Year of birth unknown 1837 deaths Royalty of the Hawaiian Kingdom House of Kalākaua