Kamakaʻīmoku was a chiefess in

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in the early 18th century. She married three powerful men of the time, was mother of the King who would unite the

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and meet the first known visitors from

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, and grandmother of the founder of the Kingdom that united all of the

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Biography

The mother of Kamakaʻīmoku was the High Chiefess Umiula-a-kaahumanu, a daughter of Chief Mahiolole (Mahi) of the Kohala district, and Chiefess Kanekukaailani, who was a daughter of ʻĪ of the Hilo district and Akahikameenoa; consequently she was a cousin to Chief Alapai Nui, and a chiefess of the highest rank. Her father was Chief Kū-a-Nuuanau, of Oahu island, son of High Chief Nuuanu, third son of I of Hilo and ʻAkahikameʻenoa. She was related to King

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of Hawaii island royalty from several islands. She was raised on Oahu, while her mother went back to Hawaii island and married Kapahi-a-ʻAhu-Kāne (Kapahi-a-Ahu), the son of ʻAhu-a-ʻĪ. Both her grandmother Kānekūkaʻailani, her grandfather Nuuanu, and her stepfather Kapahi-a-ʻAhu were children of High Chief Ī of Hilo. Kamakaʻīmoku's name translates as the "Eye of Islands". When grown up, Kamakaʻīmoku was seen by

Kalaninuiamamao Kalaninuiamamao (sometimes called Ka-I-i-Mamao or Kaeamamao) was a prince of the Big Island of Hawaii, or 1st Alii Nui of Kaū, an ancestor of the Queen Liliuokalani.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. Bi ...

, she had his son,

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. Bio ...

, who afterwards became the ruler of most of Hawaii island. Kalaniōpuuu would also be the king of the island when

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arrived and was killed in 1779. This union was short, for within a year or two she left Kalaninuiamamao and married his brother Keeaumoku Nui. They had a son called Chief Keōua Nui, the father of

Kamehameha I Kamehameha I (; Kalani Paiʻea Wohi o Kaleikini Kealiʻikui Kamehameha o ʻIolani i Kaiwikapu kauʻi Ka Liholiho Kūnuiākea; to May 8 or 14, 1819), also known as Kamehameha the Great, was the conqueror and first ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii ...

. How long she remained with Kalani Keeaumoku Nui is not known, but she is next known as the wife of Alapai Nui, her cousin. With him she had a daughter,

Manono I Manono I was a Hawaiian High Chiefess. She was the daughter of Alapainui and Chiefess Kamakaʻīmoku. Manono was the granddaughter of Chiefess Kalanikauleleiaiwi of Hawaiʻi and niece of chief Haae-a-Mahi Manono married her half-brother Keō ...

, grandmother of

Keaoua Kekuaokalani Keaoua Kekua-o-kalani (sometimes known as Kaiwi-kuamoo Kekua-o-kalani) was a nephew of the king Kamehameha I, the chief from Hawaii Island who unified the Hawaiian islands. Family He was the son of Kamehameha's younger brother Keliimaikai an ...

who, at the abolition of the '' kapu'' system in 1819, took up arms in defence of the Hawaiian religion in the Battle of Kuamoo.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kamakaimoku 18th-century births 18th-century deaths Royalty of Hawaii (island) Royalty of Oahu House of Keawe