House of Keawe (Keawe Dynasty; Hawaiian: ''Hale o Keawe'') is a name of one royal house in

ancient Hawaii Ancient Hawaii is the period of Hawaiian history preceding the unification in 1810 of the Kingdom of Hawaii by Kamehameha the Great. Traditionally, researchers estimated the first settlement of the Hawaiian islands as having occurred sporadicall ...

. The dynasty was founded by the King

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 ...

of Hawaii.

Etymology

This dynasty bears the name of Keaweʻīkekahialiʻiokamoku, who was also known as Keawe II. He himself was named after the King Keawenui of Hawaii. In the Hawaiian language, the word has several meanings. ''Keawe'' means southern cross and is said to be the name of an ancient chief as well as meaning; "the bearer" (ke-a-we).

Members

– King of

Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only state ...

, son of Queen

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 ...

Lonomaʻaikanaka Lonomaʻaikanaka was a Queen consort of Hawaii island in ancient Hawaii. She was also High Chiefess of Hilo by birth. She was also considered a Chiefess of Maui. Family Lonomaʻaikanaka was a daughter of High Chief Ahu-a-ʻI, belonging to the ...

– First wife of Keaweʻīkekahialiʻiokamoku and daughter of Piʻilaniwahine of Maui *

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. ...

– Half-sister and second wife of Keaweʻīkekahialiʻiokamoku * Kanealai – Third wife of Keaweʻīkekahialiʻiokamoku and Queen of Molokai *

Kalaninuiamamao Kalaninuiamamao (sometimes called Ka-I-i-Mamao or Kaeamamao) was a prince of the Big Island of Hawaii, or 1st Alii Nui of Kaū, an ancestor of the Queen Liliuokalani.Kalanikeʻeaumoku – Son of Keaweʻīkekahialiʻiokamoku and his half-sister *

Keawemauhili Keawemaʻuhili (1710–1790) was an important member of the Hawaiian nobility at the time of the founding of the Kingdom of Hawaii. He was a son of Kalaninuiamamao and his half-sister Kekaulike-i-Kawekiuonalani. He first married Ululani, the '' ...

– Chief of Hilo, Hawaii * Kamakaimoku – Wife of Kalaninuiamamao and Kalanikeʻeaumoku * Alapaiwahine – Daughter of Kalaninuiamamao *

Kalaniʻōpuʻu Kalaniōpuu-a-Kaiamamao (c. 1729 – April 1782) was the aliʻi nui (supreme monarch) of the island of Hawaiʻi. He was called ''Terreeoboo, King of Owhyhee'' by James Cook and other Europeans. His name has also been written as Kaleiopuu. Bio ...

– King of Hawaii *

Keōua Keōua Kalanikupuapaīkalaninui Ahilapalapa, sometimes called Keōua Nui ("Keōua the Great") (died c. 1750s–1760s) was an Ancient Hawaiian noble and the father of Kamehameha I, the first King of united Hawaii. He was progenitor of the Ho ...

– Son of Keeaumoku (

House of Keoua The House of Keōua Nui ''(Hale O Keōua Nui)'', or simply House of Keōua, is the extended royal family of Ancient Hawaii from which the reigning family of Kamehameha I and Lunalilo were descended. Origins A younger branch of the reigning family ...

)

References

{{Reflist Royalty of Hawaii (island)