Kūkaniloko was an
ancient Hawaiian noble lady, who became the Chiefess (Hawaiian: ''
Aliʻi Wahine'') of the island of
Oahu, and had a long reign.
Biography
Chiefess Kūkaniloko was born on Oʻahu as a daughter of High Chief
Piliwale Piliwale (pronunciation: ''Peeh-leeh-wah-leh'') was an ancient Hawaiian nobleman, the High Chief of the island of Oahu. He was a member of the House of Maʻilikākahi, being the descendant of Maʻilikākahi. It is most likely that Piliwale lived in ...
and his spouse, High Chiefess his sister Kawa'ala'auaka, his sister. Kūkanilokoʻs younger sister was called Kohipalaoa; they were Piliwaleʻs only children, and he had no sons. After Piliwale's death, Kūkaniloko became the first female ruler of the whole island of Oʻahu; there were some female rulers on Oʻahu before Kūkaniloko — like
Mualani Mualani (also called Muolani or simply Mua; ''lani'' = "heaven/sky" in Hawaiian) was a Hawaiian High Chiefess who lived on the island of Oahu and was a Princess of Koʻolau.
She was a daughter of Princess Hinakaimauliʻawa of Koʻolau, who was Ch ...
— but they ruled only over the small portion of Oʻahu.
Marriage
Kūkaniloko married a man called Luaia, who was a chief from
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 ...
. They had at least one child —
Kalaʻimanuʻia, who became the Chiefess of Oʻahu (after her mother's death).
[ Kamakau, Samuel Mānaiakalani, ''Ka Nupepa Kuokoa'' (newspaper). 1865. "He Mau Olele Mua No Ka Mookuauhau o Kamehameha I".]
See also
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Alii nui of Oahu
References
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Royalty of Oahu
Year of death unknown
Hawaiian queens regnant