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His remaining descendants are generally considered those of his eldest son Kalokuokamaile.
His remaining descendants are generally considered those of his eldest son Kalokuokamaile.


In 1920, [[Elizabeth Kekaaniau|Elizabeth Kekaʻaniau Pratt]] wrote a book, ''Keoua: Father of Kings'', as a tribute to her great, great grandfather. It was republished in 1999 by his great-great-great-great-great grandson, David Castro.<ref>"Pratt"</ref> The first use of the name "[[House of Keōua|House of Keōua Nui]]" dates to a press release by descendant [[Owana Salazar]].<ref name="battle"> {{cite news |title= Battle Royal |work=Midweek |date= August 7, 1998 |author= Dan Boylan |url= http://www.hawaii-nation.org/midweek-owana.html |accessdate= November 19, 2010 }}</ref>
In 1920, [[Elizabeth Kekaaniau|Elizabeth Kekaʻaniau Pratt]] wrote a book, ''Keoua: Father of Kings'', as a tribute to her great-great grandfather. It was republished in 1999 by his great-great-great-great-great grandson, David Castro.<ref>"Pratt"</ref> The first use of the name "[[House of Keōua|House of Keōua Nui]]" dates to a press release by descendant [[Owana Salazar]].<ref name="battle"> {{cite news |title= Battle Royal |work=Midweek |date= August 7, 1998 |author= Dan Boylan |url= http://www.hawaii-nation.org/midweek-owana.html |accessdate= November 19, 2010 }}</ref>


==Ancestry==
==Ancestry==

Revision as of 00:19, 6 May 2015

Keōua
Diedc. 1750s-1760s
Piopio, Hilo
SpousesKahikikala
Kalanilehua
Kekuʻiapoiwa II
Kamakaeheikuli
Kalola
Manono I
Akahi-a-Kawalu
IssueKalokuokamaile
Kamehameha I
Keliʻimaikaʻi
Kalaʻimamahu
Kaweloʻokalani
Kekuiapoiwa Liliha
Kiʻilaweau
Kaleiwohi
Names
Keōua Kalanikupuapaʻikalaninui Ahilapalapa
HouseHouse of Keōua Nui
FatherKeeaumoku Nui
MotherKamakaimoku

Keōua Kalanikupuapaʻikalaninui Ahilapalapa, sometimes called Keōua Nui ("Keōua the Great") (died c. 1750s–1760s) was an Ancient Hawaiian noble and the father of Kamehameha I, the first King of united Hawaiʻi. He was progenitor of the House of Keōua Nui. His first name Keoua, or Ke-ao-ua means "the rain cloud" and was given to him by his subjects because of his generosity.[1]

Life

Keōua's father was Chief Keeaumoku Nui, the second son of Keaweʻīkekahialiʻiokamoku, King of Hawaiʻi island, and his second wife, Princess Kalanikauleleiaiwi. His mother, Chiefess Kamakaʻimoku, was from the noble family of ʻI of Hilo. Keōua was a half-brother of King Kalaniʻōpuʻu of the island of Hawaiʻi through his mother who also married Kalaninuiamamao, Kalaniʻōpuʻu's father.[2]

Keōua was raised as royalty due to his royal birth. His father was a Piʻo chief which was considered among the highest rank in Hawaiʻian society. Through his mother and father he was descended from Kings ʻUmi-a-Liloa and Liloa and related to chiefs of Maui, Oahu, and Kauai. He was chief of the Kohala district and Kona district of the island. He was a non-ruling chief; the ruling chief of Kona and Kohala was his brother Kalaniʻōpuʻu.

During his youth he spent his time at the royal court on Maui.

His wives were:

  • Kahikikala – mother of Kalokuokamaile
  • Kalanilehua
  • Kekuiapoiwa II – mother of Kamehameha I and Keliʻimaikaʻi
  • Kamakaeheikuli – mother of Kalaʻimamahu and Kaweloʻokalani
  • Manono I – mother of Kiʻilaweau
  • Kalola – mother of Kekuiapoiwa Liliha
  • Akahiakapuakuleana – mother of Kaleiwohi

His bones were deposited in the cliffs above Kealakekua Bay, which to this day are still called pali kapu o Keōua, "the forbidden cliffs of Keōua". His remaining descendants are generally considered those of his eldest son Kalokuokamaile.

In 1920, Elizabeth Kekaʻaniau Pratt wrote a book, Keoua: Father of Kings, as a tribute to her great-great grandfather. It was republished in 1999 by his great-great-great-great-great grandson, David Castro.[3] The first use of the name "House of Keōua Nui" dates to a press release by descendant Owana Salazar.[4]

Ancestry

Family of Keōua
16. High Chief Iwikauikaua =#18, 20, 22
8. High Chief Kanaloaikaiwilena Kapulehu
17. Queen Keakamahana of Hawaii =#19, 23
4. Keaweʻīkekahialiʻiokamoku of Hawaii
18. High Chief Iwikauikaua =#16, 20, 22
9. Queen Keakealani of Hawaii
19. Queen Keakamahana of Hawaii =#17, 23
2. Keʻeaumoku, High Chief of Kona and Kohala
20. High Chief Iwikauikaua =#16, 18, 22
10. High Chief Kaneikaiwilani
21. Kauakahikuaanaauakane of Ewa
5. Princess Kalanikauleleaiwi of Hawaii
22. High Chief Iwikauikaua =#16, 18, 20
11. Queen Keakealani of Hawaii =#9
23. Queen Keakamahana of Hawaii =#17, 19
1. Keōua Kalanikupuapaikalaninui Ahilapalapa
24. ʻI, High Chief of Hilo =#30
12. High Chief Nu'uanu
25. High Chiefess Akahikameenoa =#31
6. High Chief Ku-a-Nuʻuanau
13. High Chiefess Kealomako
3. High Chiefess Kamakaʻimoku
28. Kanaluauo, High Chief of Kohala
14. Mahiolole, High Chief of Kohala
29. High Chiefess Hoolaikaiwi
7. High Chiefess Umiula-a-Kaahumanu
30. ʻI, High Chief of Hilo =#24
15. High Chiefess Kanekukaailani
31. High Chiefess Akahikameenoa =#25

References

  1. ^ Houston 1931, p. 129.
  2. ^ Henry Soszynski. "Keōua Kalanikupuapaʻikalaninui Page". web page on "Rootsweb". Retrieved 2009-12-27.
  3. ^ "Pratt"
  4. ^ Dan Boylan (August 7, 1998). "Battle Royal". Midweek. Retrieved November 19, 2010.

Bibliography

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