Hualani
| Hualani | |
|---|---|
| Spouse | Kanipahu |
| Issue | Kalahumoku I Kanaloa? |
| Part of | Royalty of Molokai |
| Father | Laniaiku |
| Mother | Kamauliwahine |
Hualani (Hawaiian language: hua lani = "heavenly fruit")[1] was a High Chiefess of Molokai in ancient Hawaii.
Biography
Hualani was born c. 1076 on Molokaʻi. Her parents were Kamauliwahine and her spouse, Laniaiku.[2]
Her family ruled for five successive generations as the first known ruling family of Molokaʻi. After her, there is a gap in the record for several generations.
She inherited the rule of the island after her mother's death.
Marriage
When she discovered that a man named Kanipahu was a chief, she married him. He was a king of Hawaiʻi. Their son was Prince Kalahumoku I.
Family tree
| Laniaiku | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hualani | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lanileo | |||||||||||||||||||
| Kamauliwahine | |||||||||||||||||||
| Keoloewaakamauaua | |||||||||||||||||||
| Kapauanuakea | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nuakea | |||||||||||||||||||
| Kalahumoku I | |||||||||||||||||||
| Kaniuhi | |||||||||||||||||||
| Kanipahu | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hiliamakani | |||||||||||||||||||
See also
- List of queens regnant
- Kanealai, another famous queen of Molokai
Notes
Sources
- Kalākaua, His Hawaiian Majesty. The Legends And Myths of Hawaii: The Fable and Folk-lore of a Strange People. Tokyo, Japan: Charles E. Tuttle Company Inc. of Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo Japan, 1972.
- Abraham Fornander, An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origin and Migrations. Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1969.