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Aliʻi Nui Of Hawaii
The following is a list of ''Aliʻi nui'' of Hawaiʻi. The ''aliʻi nui'' is the supreme ruler (sometimes called the "King" or ''Moi'') of the island. ''Aliʻi'' refers to the ruling class of Hawaiʻi prior to the formation of the united kingdom. Here, "Hawaiʻi" refers to the island of Hawaiʻi, also called "the Big Island". ''Aliʻi nui'' of the Big Island * Pilikaʻaeia, 1110–1130 * Kukohou, 1130–1150 * Kaniuhu, 1150–1180 * Kanipahu, 1180–1210 * Kamaʻiole, usurper of Kanipahu, deposed by Kalapana, 1245–1250 * Kalapana of Hawaiʻi, 1250–1270 * Kahaʻimaoeleʻa, 1270–1300 * Kalaunuiohua, 1300–1345 * Kūʻaiwa, 1345–1375 * Kahoukapu, 1375–1405 * Kauholanuimahu, 1405–1435 * Kihanuilulumoku, 1435–1460 * Līloa, 1460–1480 * Hākau, 1480–1490 Unbroken line of rule to this point. Hakau, Liloa's first born and named heir, was overthrown by Liloa's second son Umi-a-Liloa; however, the hereditary line of Liloa is unbroken and continues. * 'Umi- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aliʻi
The aliʻi were the traditional nobility of the Hawaiian islands. They were part of a hereditary line of rulers, the ''noho aliʻi''. Cognates of the word ''aliʻi'' have a similar meaning in other Polynesian languages; in Māori it is pronounced " ariki" and in Tahitian ari'i. Background In ancient Hawaiian society, the ''aliʻi'' were hereditary nobles (a social class or caste). The ''aliʻi'' consisted of the higher and lesser chiefs of the various levels on the islands. The ''noho aliʻi'' were the ruling chiefs. The ''aliʻi'' were believed to be descended from the deities. There were eleven classes of ''aliʻi'', of both men and women. These included the '' kahuna'' (priestesses and priests, experts, craftsmen, and canoe makers) as part of four professions practiced by the nobility. Each island had its own aliʻi nui, who governed their individual systems. ''Aliʻi'' continued to play a role in the governance of the Hawaiian islands until 1893, when Queen Liliʻuoka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umi-a-Liloa
ʻUmi-a-Līloa (fifteenth century) was the supreme ruler Aliʻi nui of Hawaii, Aliʻi-ʻAimoku (High chief of Hawaiʻi Island) who inherited Hawaiian religion, religious authority of the Hawaiian Islands from his father, High Chief Līloa, whose line is traced, unbroken to Hawaiian "creation". Aliʻi-ʻAimoku is the title bestowed on the ruler of a moku, district or island. His mother was Akahi. She was of a lesser line of chiefs who Līloa had fallen in love with when he discovered her bathing in a river. He became Aliʻi nui after the death of his half-brother Hākau, who inherited the lands of his father to rule. ʻUmi-a-Līloa was considered a just ruler, religious and the first to unite almost all of the Hawaii (island), island of Hawaii. The legend of Umi is one of the most popular hero sagas in Hawaiian history. While there is probably embellishment to the story, as many sagas do, a portion of historical accuracy remains. ʻUmi-a-Līloaʻs wife was Princess Piʻikea, daughter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. Biography Kalaniʻōpuʻu was the son of Kalaninuiamamao and his wife Kamakaʻīmoku, a high ranking aliʻi wahine (female of hereditary nobility). She had another son, Keōua, with another husband named Kalanikeʻeaumoku. This made her the grandmother of Kamehameha I. During his reign, Alapainui had kept the two young princes, Kalaniʻōpuʻu and Keōua, close to him out of either kindness or for political reasons. Kalaniōpuu-a-Kaiamamao was the king of the island when Captain James Cook came to Hawaiʻi, and the king went aboard Cook's ship on November 26, 1778. After Cook anchored at Kealakekua Bay in January 1779, Kalaniōpuu-a-Kaiamamao paid a ceremonial visit on January 26, 1779, and exchanged gifts including a ʻahuʻula (feat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Cook
Captain (Royal Navy), Captain James Cook (7 November 1728 – 14 February 1779) was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer, and cartographer famous for his three voyages of exploration to the Pacific and Southern Oceans, conducted between 1768 and 1779. He completed the first recorded circumnavigation of the main islands of New Zealand and was the first known European to visit the eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands. Cook joined the British merchant navy as a teenager before enlisting in the Royal Navy in 1755. He served during the Seven Years' War, and subsequently surveyed and mapped much of the entrance to the St. Lawrence River during the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, siege of Quebec. In the 1760s, he mapped the coastline of Newfoundland (island), Newfoundland and made important astronomical observations which brought him to the attention of the Admiralty (United Kingdom), Admiralty and the Royal Society. This acclaim came at a crucial moment in Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalaimanokahoʻowaha
''Kalaimanokahoʻowaha'' (also known as Kanaʻina) was an aliʻi high chief of the island of Hawaii who lived during the period of Captain James Cook's visit to the islands. He was the chief said to have struck the first blow to Cook when he attempted to kidnap Kalaniʻōpuʻu, the king of the island. He was called Kanaʻina nui (an aliʻi title) as a birthright from his father, Keaweʻopala, first born son of Alapainui. After his father was killed by Kalaniʻōpuʻu, he would serve the new king as a kaukau aliʻi, a service class of Hawaiian nobility that his mother, Moana Wahine had descended from. This aliʻi service line would continue throughout the Kingdom of Hawaii. Birth and family Kalaimanokahoʻowaha was the son of the alii nui of the island of Hawaii, Keaweʻopala and Moana Wahine. He was given the nickname ''ka naʻina'' which, in the Hawaiian language means: "The conquering". His paternal grandfather was Alapainui and his maternal grandmother was ʻIlikiāmoa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keaweʻōpala
Keaweʻōpala is the first born son of Alapainui (the usurping Rulers of the Hawaiian Islands, aliʻi nui of Hawaii (island), Hawaii Island) and his wife Keaka, who cared for Kamehameha I, Kamehameha the Great in his youth along with her sister Hākau. He would inherit his father's position after being named heir by Alapainui shortly before his death. His was a short rule of just 1 year beginning around 1754. He was overthrown by Kalaniʻōpuʻu. Keaweʻopala would father a child with House of Moana, Moana Wahine, named Kalaimanokahoʻowaha also known as Kanaʻina, who would be taken into the new king's court to serve as a royal attendant as a new aliʻi line of secondary chiefs serving the supreme ruler of the island and the kingdom. Kanaʻina would cohabitate with his half sister from his mother Moana Wahine, Hākau. Her father was Heulu. The couple would have a child named Hao, the grandson of Keaweʻopala. Hao's daughter was Luahine. Luahine's daughter was Kōnia, who was the mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alapaʻi
Alapaʻi (full name: Alapaʻinuiakauaua; also known as Alapaʻi I or Alapaʻi Nui, "Alapaʻi the Great") (died 1754) was a Chief of Hawaii (island), Hawaiʻi in ancient Hawaii. He was a usurper to the throne, but was considered a good ruler, one who loved the common people, although there is a story that he was responsible for the death of Keōua, High Chief Keōua. Alapaʻi's title in Hawaiian language, Hawaiian was ''Aliʻi''. Biography Family Alapaʻi was a son of Chief Kauaua-a-Mahi and Chiefess Kalanikauleleiaiwi. Alapaʻi's brother was Haae-a-Mahi, and Alapaʻi's half-siblings included Kekuʻiapoiwa I and Kalanikeʻeaumoku, who were also Alapaʻi's first cousins by virtue of Kalanikauleleiaiwi's other marriages. The king of the island was Keaweʻīkekahialiʻiokamoku. Alapaʻi ruled as the chief of Kohala, Hawaii, Kohala, subordinate to the King of Hawaiʻi. Reign After the death of his uncle Keaweʻīkekahialiʻiokamoku and the subsequent civil war between Kalanikeʻ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalanikauleleiaiwi
Kalanikauleleiaiwi was a High Chiefess (''aliʻi nui'') of the island of Hawaiʻi. She was considered to be the co-ruler of the island of Hawaiʻi with her half-brother, Keaweʻīkekahialiʻiokamoku, the 21st Aliʻi nui of Hawaii. Their shared mother was Keakealaniwahine, the previous Aliʻi Nui of Hawaii. Their son, Keʻeaumoku Nui, was considered the highest rank of ''Piʻo'' and the rightful successor in rank to his father and mother, in contrast to his half-brother Alapaʻi, who usurped the throne of Hawaiʻi. Kalanikauleleiaiwi was considered to have higher rank than her half-brother and co-ruler, owing to her paternal descent from the Oʻahu dynasty of Kākuhihewa. Her father was their mother's half-brother Kāneikaiwilani, who was the son of Iwikauikaua and Kauākahikuaʻanaʻauakāne of Oʻahu. Both her parents shared the High Chief Iwikauikaua of Oʻahu as their father. (whose symbol was a torch burned at midday, later copied by his descendant Kalākaua.) Her fam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keaweʻīkekahialiʻiokamoku
Keaweʻīkekahialiʻiokamoku (c. 1660 – c. 1725) was the king of Hawaiʻi 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 Keawe was believed to have lived from 1660 to 1725. He was son of Keakealaniwahine, the ruling Queen of Hawaii and Kanaloakapulehu. He is sometimes referred to as King Keawe II, since prior to him his ancestor was Keawe-nui-a-'Umi. His full name Keawe-ʻī-kekahi-aliʻi-o-ka-moku means "Keawe, the foremost chief of the island". Keaweʻīkekahialiʻiokamoku, a strong leader, ruled over much of the Big Island except district of Hilo which was still independent. He is said to have been an enterprising and stirring chief, who traveled all over the eight islands, and obtained a reputation for bravery and prudent management of his island. It appears that in some manner he composed the troubles that had disturbed the peace during his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keākealaniwahine
Keakealaniwahine ( 1640–c. 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 island on the death of her mother. She and her mother are association with the massive royal complex built at Holualoa Bay on the west side of the island. Her reign was a troubled one. The house of I had controlled the Hilo district since the days of their ancestor Prince Kumalae, the son of Umi-a-Liloa, had grown to such wealth and strength, and importance, as to be practically independent of even the very loose bonds with which the ruling district chiefs were held to their feudal obligations. The representative of this house of the district chief of Hilo at this time was Kuahuia, the son of Kua-ana-a-I, and grandson of I. What led to the war, or what were its incidents, has not been preserved in the oral records, but it is frequently ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keakamahana
Keakamāhana ( 1610–c. 1665) was an '' aliʻi nui'' of Hawaiʻi Island from c. 1635 to c. 1665. She ruled as sovereign of the island from the royal complex at Hōlualoa Bay. Life She was the eldest daughter of the King Keakealanikane, the former aliʻi nui of Hawaiʻi. Her mother was Kealiʻiokalani, daughter of Queen Kaikilaniali`iwahineopuna and brother of Keakealanikane. Keakamāhana was an Aliʻi Piʻo, as her mother and father were full blood siblings. She succeeded on the death of her father around 1635. She married her cousin Aliʻi Iwikauikaua Iwikauikaua was a Hawaiian high chief of Oʻahu. Family He was a son of the chief Makakaualiʻi and chiefess Kapukāmola and grandson of Kūkaʻilani. His wives included Hawaiian Queen Keakamahana. with whom he had a daughter, Queen Keakea ..., son of Aliʻi Makakaualiʻi, by his wife Kapukāmola. She died in 1665, and her daughter Keakealaniwahine succeed her. References * Royalty of Hawaii (island) Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keākealanikāne
( – c. 1635; 'the male heavenly expanse') was an of the island of Hawaiʻi (c. 1605 – c. 1635). He was the sovereign of Hawaii Island. He is mentioned in the creation chant. During the reign of Keākealanikāne, several of the more powerful of the district chiefs had assumed an attitude of comparative independence. Life Keākealanikāne was a son of Queen Kaikilani and Chief Kanaloakuaʻana. He succeeded on the death of his mother in 1605. He married first his sister, Kealiʻiokalani. His second wife was Kaleimakaliʻi and his third wife was Kalaʻaiheana (daughter of Kuaʻana-a-ʻI and Kamaka-o-ʻUmi). She was also a wife of Keawekuikaʻai. He died around 1635, having had two sons and one daughter: Keawekuikaʻai by Kaleimakaliʻi, Moanakane by Kaleiheana and Keakamahana, Queen of Hawaiʻi by Kealiʻiokalani.''Hawai'i: A History of the Big Island'' by Robert Oaks. .l.: Arcadia, ©2003. Page 16. His granddaughter was Queen Keākealaniwahine. References *Abraham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
