Kamauliwahine
| Kamauliwahine | |
|---|---|
| Aliʻi Nui of Molokai | |
| Predecessor | Kapauanuakea |
| Successor | Hualani |
| Spouse | Laniaiku |
| Issue | Hualani |
| Father | Lanileo |
| Mother | Kapauanuakea |
Kamauliwahine (Hawaiian language: wahine = "woman") was Aliʻi Nui of Molokai. She ruled as a Queen regnant of the Hawaiian island of Molokai.[1]
Life
Kamauliwahine was the only known child of Chief Lanileo and Chiefess Kapauanuakea of Molokaʻi.
Through her mother, she was the great-granddaughter of Kamauaua, first sovereign lord of Molokaʻi and the great-great-granddaughter of Maweke, the blue blood Aliʻi of Oahu.
Her family, according to the myth, descends from Nanaulu, the 14th generation descendant of the god Wākea, of the first migration to Hawaii in the 6th century.[2]
She succeeded her mother in the dignity of Aliʻi Nui, after her death.
Her daughter was the noted Hualani, and she inherited the monarchy after her motherʻs death. Father of this Hualani was husband of Kamauliwahine called Laniaiku.
References
- Abraham Fornander, An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origin and Migrations, Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1969.