David Kahalepouli Piʻikoi (c. 1845 – October 18, 1878) was father of three royal princes of the
Kingdom of Hawaiʻi
The Hawaiian Kingdom, also known as the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi ( Hawaiian: ɛ ɐwˈpuni həˈvɐjʔi, was an archipelagic country from 1795 to 1893, which eventually encompassed all of the inhabited Hawaiian Islands. It was established in 1795 w ...
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Life
He was born in 1845. His father was
High Chief Jonah Piʻikoi, descended from the ancient
Kings of Kauaʻi. His mother was Kekahili, the daughter of High Chiefess
Kamokuiki and High Chief Alapaʻimaloiki. Through his mother, he was the nephew of
Kapaʻakea
Caesar Kaluaiku Kamakaʻehukai Kahana Keola Kapaʻakea (1815 – November 13, 1866) was a Hawaiian chief who was the patriarch of the House of Kalākaua that ruled the Kingdom of Hawaii from 1874 to 1893. The name Kapaʻakea translates as "the co ...
and first cousin of
Kalākaua
Kalākaua (David Laʻamea Kamanakapuʻu Māhinulani Nālaʻiaʻehuokalani Lumialani Kalākaua; November 16, 1836 – January 20, 1891), was the last king and penultimate monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi, reigning from February 12, 1874, u ...
,
Liliʻuokalani
Queen Liliʻuokalani (; Lydia Liliʻu Loloku Walania Kamakaʻeha; September 2, 1838 – November 11, 1917) was the only queen regnant and the last sovereign monarch of the Hawaiian Kingdom, ruling from January 29, 1891, until the overthrow of th ...
,
Likelike
Likelike (; Miriam Likelike Kekāuluohi Keahelapalapa Kapili; January 13, 1851February 2, 1887) was a princess of the Hawaiian Kingdom and member of the reigning House of Kalākaua. She was born in Honolulu, on the island of Oahu, Oʻahu. Like ...
and
Leleiohoku II
William Pitt Leleiohoku II, born Kalahoʻolewa (January 10, 1855 – April 9, 1877), was a prince of the Hawaiian Kingdom and member of the reigning House of Kalākaua.
At birth, Leleiohoku was ''hānai'' (informally adopted) by Ruth Keʻeli ...
.
On February 25, 1861, he married
Victoria Kinoiki Kekaulike, the sister of
Queen Kapiʻolani the wife of his cousin Kalākaua.
They had three sons:
David Kawānanakoa
David Laʻamea Kahalepouli Kinoiki Kawānanakoa (February 19, 1868 – June 2, 1908) was a prince of the Hawaiian Kingdom and founder of the House of Kawānanakoa. Born into Hawaiian nobility, Kawānanakoa grew up the royal court of his uncle Kin ...
, named after himself,
Edward Abnel Keliʻiahonui
Edward Abnel Keliʻiahonui (May 13, 1869 – September 21, 1887) was a prince of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. His name means "the chief whose strength is attained through patience".
Early life
Keliʻiahonui was born May 13, 1869, at Kaʻalaʻa at ...
, named after Prince
Keliʻiahonui of Kauaʻi, and
Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole
Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole (March 26, 1871 – January 7, 1922) was a prince of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi until it was overthrown by a coalition of American and European businessmen in 1893. He later went on to become the delegate of the Territo ...
, named after Piʻikoi's father and Kekaulike's father.
His sons did not use the family surname of Piʻikoi, but each son used their own personal names as their surname. David's descendants would use the name Kawānanakoa, Edward's descendants would use Keliʻiahonui, and Jonah's would use Kalanianaʻole.
On October 24, 1865, Piʻikoi was convicted and sentenced for the crime of
larceny
Larceny is a crime involving the unlawful taking or theft of the personal property of another person or business. It was an offence under the common law of England and became an offence in jurisdictions which incorporated the common law of Eng ...
in the second degree. However, he was later pardoned and had his civil rights restored by King Kalākaua in August 1874.
Piʻikoi died on October 18, 1878, at
Kapaʻa,
Kauaʻi
Kauai (), anglicized as Kauai ( or ), is one of the main Hawaiian Islands.
It has an area of 562.3 square miles (1,456.4 km2), making it the fourth-largest of the islands and the 21st-largest island in the United States. Kauai lies 73 mi ...
.
His wife was granted the title of
Princess
Princess is a title used by a female member of a regnant monarch's family or by a female ruler of a principality. The male equivalent is a prince (from Latin '' princeps'', meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for ...
and style of
Her Royal Highness
Royal Highness is a style used to address or refer to some members of royal families, usually princes or princesses. Kings and their female consorts, as well as queens regnant, are usually styled ''Majesty''.
When used as a direct form of add ...
, in 1883 during King Kalākaua's coronation. His three sons were also granted title of
Prince
A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. The ...
and style of
His Highness
Highness (abbreviation HH, oral address Your Highness) is a formal style (manner of address), style used to address (in grammatical person, second person) or refer to (in grammatical person, third person) certain members of a reigning or formerly ...
.
Piʻikoi Street in Honolulu is named after him or his father; the name translate as "lofty aspirations."
Family tree
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Kawānanakoa family tree
References
1840s births
1878 deaths
House of Kawānanakoa
Royalty of the Hawaiian Kingdom
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