Keʻoloʻewa was a Native Hawaiian and a
High Chief of Molokai (a Hawaiian island). Because of
his father, Keʻoloʻewa is also known as Keʻoloʻewa-a-Kamauaua, since Keʻoloʻewa's parents were Lord
Kamauaua
High Chief Kamauaua was a member of Hawaiian aristocracy and a ruler of Molokai. Although Kamauaua’s name appears as the first one on the list of Molokai’s rulers, it’s likely Kamauaua was not the first monarch of Molokaʻi.
The names of ...
[Rubellite Kawena Johnson. ''Kumulipo, the Hawaiian hymn of creation''.]—the first known ruler of Moloka‘i—and his Chiefess consort, Lady
Hinakeha. Hinakeha—likely named after
Hina
Hina may refer to:
People and deities
* Hina (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name
* Hina (chiefess), a name given to several noble ladies who lived in ancient Hawaii
* Hina (goddess), the name assigned to ...
, the Moon
goddess
A goddess is a female deity. In many known cultures, goddesses are often linked with literal or metaphorical pregnancy or imagined feminine roles associated with how women and girls are perceived or expected to behave. This includes themes of s ...
—and her spouse were
Aliʻi
The aliʻi were the traditional nobility of the Hawaiian islands. They were part of a hereditary line of rulers, the ''noho aliʻi''.
The word ''aliʻi'' has a similar meaning in the Samoan language and other Polynesian languages, and in Māori ...
, ancient Hawaiian
aristocracy.
Kaupeʻepeʻe-nui-kauila was Keʻoloʻewa's older brother, whilst Keʻoloʻewa had two younger brothers; however, Keʻoloʻewa became his father's successor.
Keʻoloʻewa's wife was Lady
Nuʻakea In Hawaiian mythology, Nuakea is a beneficent goddess of milk and lactation.
This name was also a title for a wet nurse of royal prince, according to David Malo.
Nuakea was appealed to staunch the flow of milk in the mother's breasts.
Euhemerism ...
, a member of
Maweke's family. Maweke was a chief and ''
kahuna
''Kahuna'' is a Hawaiian word that refers to an expert in any field. Historically, it has been used to refer to doctors, surgeons and dentists, as well as priests, ministers, and sorcerers.
Background
A ''kahuna'' may be versed in agriculture ...
''—wizard, so he was greatly admired because of the “
black magic
Black magic, also known as dark magic, has traditionally referred to the use of supernatural powers or magic for evil and selfish purposes, specifically the seven magical arts prohibited by canon law, as expounded by Johannes Hartlieb in 1 ...
”. Nuakea's brother was a prophet and friend of Keʻoloʻewa's older brother. Keʻoloʻewa and his wife had at least one child, called
Kapau-a-Nuʻakea
Kapau-a-Nuakea was a Chiefess of Molokaʻi.
Kapau-a-Nuʻakea was the only known child of Chief Keʻoloʻewa and Chiefess Nuʻakea.
Kapau-a-Nuakea and her husband Lanileo’s daughter, Kamauliwahine
Kamauliwahine (''wahine'' = “woman”) wa ...
(“Kapau, child of Nuakea”). She succeeded Keʻoloʻewa, whilst Keʻoloʻewa's descendant was
Hualani
Hualani (''hua lani'' = "heavenly fruit") was a High Chiefess of Molokai in ancient Hawaii.
Hualani‘s parents were Chiefess Kamauliwahine and Laniaiku.
When Hualani discovered that a man named Kanipahu
Kanipahu was an ancient Hawaiian chief ...
, Chiefess regnant of
Molokai
Molokai , or Molokai (), is the fifth most populated of the eight major islands that make up the Hawaiian Islands archipelago in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It is 38 by 10 miles (61 by 16 km) at its greatest length and width with a us ...
and Chiefess consort of Hawai‘i (the Big Island).
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Hawaiian chiefs