Individual Details
Kekuhaupio
( - 1784)
LINEAGE
A. Conflict: Listed as Pine's son in Luahine (McKinzie, Hawaiian Genealogies, vol 2 p 85).
LIFE
A. He was a warrior chief under Kalaniopu'u who instructed and advised Kamehameha (Fornander, An Account of the Polynesian Race, vol 2 p 192). He was rescued by Kamehameha in battle with men of Kahekili (Kamakau, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii, p 84). He was saved ruling chief Kalaniopuu from accompanying Captain Cook to his ship as ransom for the loss of Cook's row boat (Kamakau, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii, p 102).
B. He was both chief and kahuna. He entreated Kamehameha to become ruler after the death of Kalaniopuu (Kamakau, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii, p 117).
C. Fragment: He has a son named Ka-uluhai-malama (Kamakau, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii, p 236).
D. He died in 1784 from accidental spear wound in training exercise at Napo'opo'o, Kona (Fornander, An Account of the Polynesian Race, vol 2 p 319; Kamakau, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii, p 126).
E. Contemporaries in late 1700s: Kamehameha and cousin King Kiwalao, cousin Keoua (half-brother of Kiwalo) and uncle Keawemauhili (brother to Kalaniopuu), Kona chief Kekuhaupio, Keeaumoku, Kameeiamoku (Emerson, Mamala-Hoa, p 16-17).
Events
| Death | 1784 | Kona, Hawaii |  | ||
| Alt name | Kahooopeou | |
Families
| Spouse | Pine ( - ) |
| Child | Kailipakalua ( - ) |
| Child | Kahula ( - ) |
| Child | Kalu ( - ) |
| Child | Kauluhaimalama ( - ) |
| Father | Kaukoko ( - ) |
Endnotes
1. Abraham Fornander, An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origin and Migrations, (Rutland: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1969), 1-3 vols. , vol 2 p 319..
2. S. M. Kamakau, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii, trans. A. Group Of Hawaiian Scholars. rev. ed. (Honolulu: Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate, 1992)., p 126..
3. Abraham Fornander, An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origin and Migrations, (Rutland: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1969), 1-3 vols. , vol 2 p 195..