Kekuiapoiwa Liliha was a queen of the island of

Hawaiʻi 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 ...

Biography

She was a daughter of the High Chief

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 ...

and Kalola Pupuka-o-Honokawailani. She was a granddaughter of Keeaumoku Nui, Kamakaimoku, queen Kekuiapoiwa I and king Kekaulike. Her siblings were Kalokuokamaile, great king

Kamehameha I Kamehameha I (; Kalani Paiea Wohi o Kaleikini Kealiikui Kamehameha o Iolani i Kaiwikapu kaui Ka Liholiho Kūnuiākea; – May 8 or 14, 1819), also known as Kamehameha the Great, was the conqueror and first ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii. Th ...

and Keliimaikai, Kalaimamahu, whom she later married and had two children, daughter Kilioa and Son Keaniani whom the Kalaimamahu line was continued through. She was an aunt of

Kamehameha II Kamehameha II (November 1797 – July 14, 1824) was the second king of the Kingdom of Hawaii. His birth name was Liholiho and full name was Kalaninui kua Liholiho i ke kapu ʻIolani. It was lengthened to Kalani Kaleiʻaimoku o Kaiwikapu o Laʻ ...

, Kamehameha III and chiefess Kaohelelani. She was also a half-sister of the king

Kīwalaʻō Kīwalaʻō (1760 – July 1782) was the aliʻi nui of the island of Hawaii in 1782 when he was defeated in battle and overthrown by Kamehameha I. Early life Kīwalaʻō was born in 1760 to Aliʻi Nui, Kalaniʻōpuʻu and his queen consort Kalol ...

. She married him and their daughter was Queen

Keōpūolani Kalanikauikaalaneo Kai Keōpūolani-Ahu-i-Kekai-Makuahine-a-Kama-Kalani-Kau-i-Kealaneo (1778–1823) was a queen consort of Hawaii and the highest ranking wife of King Kamehameha I. Early life Keōpuolani was born around 1778 at an area known as ...

, mother of Kamehameha II. Kīwalaʻō was killed by the chief Keʻeaumoku Pāpaʻiahiahi.

References

Hawaiian royal consorts House of Keawe House of Līloa Date of birth missing Date of death missing 1815 deaths {{Hawaii-royal-stub