Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole was a Hawaiian high chief of
Hilo and father of
Queen Kapiʻolani.
He was born to Aliʻi Elelule Laʻakeaelelulu and his wife Poʻomaikelani, daughter of Aliʻi Kanekoa, of Waimea, by his first wife, Kalani-kau-lelei-awi, daughter of Kepoʻomahoe. His father was the son of
Keawemauhili, the brother of King
Kalaniʻōpuʻu of Hawaii Island, and joint ruler of the District of Hilo with his wife
Ululani. His father's mother Ululani was the most renowned poet of her day, and his father's sister was
Kapiʻolani who defied the volcano goddess
Pele. He is the great-great grandson of
Kalaninuiamamao. He served as steward for his aunt Kapiʻolani and her husband
Naihe and Kūhiō converted to Christianity alongside them.
He married the Princess
Kinoiki Kekaulike of Kauai, daughter of King
Kaumualiʻi of
Kauaʻi and
Niʻihau
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. He and his wife had three daughters who were all members of the Royal Court of
King Kalākaua
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in 1883. His daughters were
Kapiʻolani, named after her aunt,
Poʻomaikelani, named after Kūhiō's own mother, and
Victoria Kinoiki Kekaulike, named after her mother. All of his daughters died issueless, except Victoria who gave birth to three sons:
David Kawānanakoa,
Edward Abnel Keliʻiahonui and
Jonah Kūhiō Kalaniana'ole, his namesake.
References
Royalty of the Hawaiian Kingdom
Year of death missing
Year of birth uncertain
House of Kawānanakoa
Burials at Kawaiahaʻo Church
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