Kalapana of Hawaiʻi
King Kalapa of Hawaii was a High Chief who lived in ancient Hawaii.[1]
He is the 6th known chief of that island and is mentioned in old chants and legends.
Names
Kalapa is also known as Kalapanakuʻioʻiomoa, Kalapana and Kalapaua.
Kalapanakuʻioʻiomoa is his longest name that includes the nickname.
He is commonly known as either Kalapa or Kalapana.
Family
Kalapa was possibly a son of Prince Kanaloa and his sister Makoʻani, who are the children of Hualani of Molokai and King Kanipahu.[2]
Kalapa married Malamaʻihanaʻae, who is also called Makeʻamalamaʻihanai.[3] Their son was King Kahaimoelea.[4]
Reign
According to the legends, Kalapa was a successor of the cruel king Kamaiole.[5]
Notes
- ^ David Malo, Hawaiian Antiquities, Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press, 1951.
- ^ However, there is a chant that describes Kalapa as a son of Kanipahu and his concubine Alaʻikauakoko.
- ^ In ancient Hawaii, it was common for chiefesses to have many names.
- ^ Kalapanaku'io'iomoa
- ^ Abraham Fornander, An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origin and Migrations, Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1969
External links
- Christopher Buyers. "The Ancestors of King Kamehameha (Page 1)". Royal Ark web site. Retrieved 2010-04-13.