Kamalālāwalu (Kama-lālā-walu = "Son of eight branches") was the supreme ruler Aliʻi-ʻAimoku of Maui 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 ...

, known to us today from the old chants. He was a great warrior chief and highly regarded for his leadership and resource management. Kamalālāwalu invaded Hawaiʻi Island and engaged in a disastrous battle in Kohala. Kamalālāwalu was killed and his invasion force was decimated. His son Kauhi-a-Kama survived, returned to Maui and became its next ruler. He was the successor of his father, High Chief Kiha-a-Piʻilani and Queen Kumaka and grandson of

Piʻilani Piʻilani ("ascent to heaven") (born ca. 1460) ruled as Mōʻī of the island of Maui in the later part of the 15th century. At the time Maui was an independent kingdom within the islands of Hawaii. He was the first ''Aliʻi'' to unite the isl ...

and nephew of Queen

Piʻikea Piʻikea (Hawaiian: ''piʻi'' = "to ascend", ''ke'' = "the", ''ea'' = "life"; "the life ascends") was a High Chiefess. She was a daughter of Piʻilani and Queen La’ieloheloheikawai and sister of Lono-a-Piilani and Kiha-a-Piilani. Piʻilani built ...

. Kamalālāwalu married a woman called Piʻilaniwahine IThe Stories of the Genealogies of Maui
/ref> and their children were: *Kalakauaʻehu (son) *Paikalakaua (son) *Piʻilani-Kapokulani (daughter) *Kekaikuihaiaokekuʻimanono (daughter) *Umikalakaua (son) *Kaunoho I (son) *

Kauhiakama Kauhiakama (Kauhi-a-Kama) was a Alii nui of Maui, king of the island of Maui in ancient Hawaii. He was a son of King Kamalalawalu and his wife, Queen Piʻilaniwahine I. Kauhiakama married Kapukini, who was descended from Līloa. Their child was K ...

(son and successor) It was Kamalalawalu who gives the name

Maui The island of Maui (; Hawaiian: ) is the second-largest of the islands of the state of Hawaii at 727.2 square miles (1,883 km2) and is the 17th largest island in the United States. Maui is the largest of Maui County's four islands, which ...

-of-Kama to the

island An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island ...

. Petroglyphs thought to depict the defeat of Kamalalawalu by Lonoikamakahiki can be viewed at low tide near the temples on Kahaluu Bay.

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