Kahaimoelea was a

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 stat ...

chief Chief may refer to: Title or rank Military and law enforcement * Chief master sergeant, the ninth, and highest, enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force * Chief of police, the head of a police department * Chief of the boa ...

, who ruled as the ''Aliʻi Nui'' of

from 1285 to 1315. He was the sovereign king or chief of the

island of Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii ) is the largest island in the United States, located in the state of Hawaii. It is the southeasternmost of the Hawaiian Islands, a chain of volcanic islands in the North Pacific Ocean. With an area of , it has 63% of th ...

. He is sometimes referred as Kahai IV or Kahiamoeleaikaaikupou.

Waipio Valley Waipio Valley is a valley located in the Hamakua District of the Big Island of Hawaii. "Waipio" means "curved water" in the Hawaiian language. The valley was the capital and permanent residence of many early Hawaiian Aliʻi (chiefs/kings) up ...

was first occupied as a royal residence by Kahaimoelea. Kahaimoelea was a son of Chief

Kalapana of Hawaiʻi Kalapana was a High Chief who lived in ancient Hawaii. Kalapana is also known as Kalapanakuʻioʻiomoa and Kalapaua. Kalapanakuʻioʻiomoa is his longest name that includes the nickname. He is commonly known as either ''Kalapa'' or ''Kalapana''. ...

by his wife, Lady Malamaʻihanaʻae. He followed his father as the sovereign of Hawaii and fathered

Kalaunuiohua Kalaunuiohua (''nui'' = “great”, ''ohua'' = "servant") was a High Chief of the island of Hawaiʻi in ancient Hawaii. He was a member of the Pili line. Kalau is his short name. Life Kalaunuiohua was born on Hawaiʻi (the Big Island), as a so ...

by his half-sister Kapoʻakaʻuluhailaʻa (Kapo-a-Kauluhailea)..

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David Malo David Malo or Davida Malo (1795–1853) was a chiefly counselor, a Hawaiian intellectual, educator, politician and minister. He is remembered by subsequent generations of Hawaiian people and scholars primarily as a Native Hawaiian historian of the ...

, ''Hawaiian Antiquities'',

Honolulu Honolulu (; ) is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, which is in the Pacific Ocean. It is an unincorporated county seat of the consolidated City and County of Honolulu, situated along the southeast coast of the island ...

: Bishop Museum Press, 1951. *

Abraham Fornander Abraham Fornander (November 4, 1812 – November 1, 1887) was a Swedish-born emigrant who became an important journalist, judge, and ethnologist in Hawaii. Early life and education Fornander was born in Öland, Sweden on November 4, 1812, to An ...

, ''An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origin and Migrations'', Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1969 {{s-end Hawaiian chiefs Year of birth missing 1315 deaths House of Pili