Individual Details
KuaManuia
( - )
LIFE
A. Brought up at Waikiki (Fornander, An Account of the Polynesian Race, vol 2 p 270; Kamakau, Tales and Traditions of the People of Old, p 57).
B. Ruler of Oahu (Fornander, An Account of the Polynesian Race, vol 2 p 270). Became ruler at 40 when his mother died (Kamakau, Tales and Traditions of the People of Old, p 61).
C. "He was greedy and covetous ... [and] wanted to take the lands of his younger brothers as well as everything else left by the parents." After reigning for 6 years, he went to battle his younger brother Ka'ihikapu-a-Manuia at Ke'ehi. Because he was beloved by the people, and was joined by his brother Ha'o, Ku-a-Manuia was defeated (Fornander, An Account of the Polynesian Race, vol 2 p 270).
D. Died in battle at Keehi, Oahu (Fornander, An Account of the Polynesian Race, vol 2 p 271).
Events
| Alt name | Kuamanuia |  | |||
| Death | Keehi, Oahu | |
Families
| Father | Lupekapukeahomakalii ( - ) |
| Mother | Kalaimanuia ( - ) |
| Sibling | Kaihikapu ( - ) |
| Sibling | Hao ( - ) |
| Sibling | Kekela ( - ) |
Endnotes
1. Edith Kawelohea McKinzie, Hawaiian Genealogies: Extracted from Hawaiian Language Newspapers, (Laie: The Institute for Polynesian Studies, 1986), vol. 2., p 16..
2. Abraham Fornander, An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origin and Migrations, (Rutland: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1969), 1-3 vols. , vol 2 p 271..