Individual Details
KalaunuioHua
(Abt 1372 - )
LINEAGE
Conflict: Phillips Collection Book. G-3, p 2;
Mele for Keohohiwa, Genealogies, Heiau Prayers. G-5, p 3;
Buke ku Auhau Hawaii. G-8, p 4;
He kuauhau no ka hanau ana o na kupuna a pau o hawaii nei. G-10, p 2;
Genealogy, Volume I, G-44, p 5;
Peabody-Henriques genealogy, Hms G17, p 3;
Harriett Napela Parker Genealogy Book, Hms G25, p 28;
Pukui, Hawaiian Genealogies, p 62;
Ka Mookuauhou o Panana Hianaloli, Ms. Case 2 G77, p 23
list mother as Huailikapu (aka Kuailikapu in G-44 and Pukui; aka Nahuailikapu in Hms G25).
Conflict: "his ancestry, which carried back his lineage to Pili and Maweke" (Kalakaua, "The Legends and Myths of Hawaii, 1888, p. 178); he is direct descendent of Pili, but this genealogy does not list Maweke as a direct ancestor.
LIFE
A. Birth year 1372 estimated with Stokes' standard 20 years prior to son Kuaiwa.
Conflict: Kalakaua, The Legends and Myths of Hawaii, p 31 and He Kuauhau Alii o Hawaii Nei, G-9, identify date range for rule as 1260-1300 A.D.
B. He was high chief of Hawaii (Fornander, An Account of the Polynesian Race, vol 2 p 67; Keahikuniaalapalapa, Royal Genealogy of H.R.H.P. Kaikilani IV and her Family. G-53, p 5). Conquered Hawaii from Kamaiole, "the usurper," to return sovereignty to the family line (Kalakaua, The Legends and Myths of Hawaii, p 177).
C. He attempted the consolidation of rule over the islands of Hawaii about 1260 A.D. "At that time Kamaluohua ... was the moi of Maui, or rather of the western and greater part of the island. Huapouleilei, the eighth in line from Maweke, as the alii-nui of Oahu, his possessions embracing the districts of Ewa, Waianae and Waialua, while the Koolau and Kona divisions were ruled, respectively, by Moku-a-Loe and Kahuoi. The moi of Molokai was Kahokuohua, the fourth in descent in the old Nanaula line from Keoloewa.... Kukona was the sovereign of Kauai" (Kalakaua, The Legends and Myths of Hawaii, p 177).
D. Contemporaries: Kalauniohua defeated high chief Kamaluohua of Maui and invaded Molokai, and conquered high chief Kahokuohua. He prevailed over Huapouleilei, principal chief of Ewa and Waianae, but did not disturb chief Moku-a-Loe in the Koolau division or chief Kahuoi over the Kona division on Oahu. Kalaunuiohua continued to Kauai (with the 3 high chiefs), where he was defeated by Kukona. (see Fornander, An Account of the Polynesian Race, vol 2 p 68; Kalakaua,"The Legends and Myths of Hawaii, p 185-193). Kukona kept the 4 captured kings (Kalaunuiohua, Huaipouleilei, Kahakuohua, and Kamaluohua) prisoners, but treated them with kindness. They plotted to kill him in his sleep, but Kamaluohua entreated them not to harm Kukona because of his kindness. As a result of his just treatment, Kukona set the four high chiefs free to return to their own lands. (Malo, Hawaiian Antiquities, p 253-254). His failure to conquer Kauai was remembered hundreds of years later by Kamehameha when he contemplated bringing Kauai into the kingdom (Kamakau, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii, p 194).
Events
| Birth | Abt 1372 | ||||
| Alt name | Kalalunuiohua | ||||
| Alt name | Kalaunui Ohua | ![]() | |||
| Alt name | Kalaunui | ![]() | |||
| Alt name | Kalaniohua | ![]() | |||
| Alt name | Kalaunuiokua | ||||
| Death | Hawaii | ![]() |
Families
| Spouse | Kaheka (1390 - ) |
| Child | Kuaiwa (1392 - ) |
| Child | Kapapalimulimu ( - ) |
| Father | Kahaimoeleaikaaikupou (1352 - ) |
| Mother | Kapoakauluhailaa ( - ) |
Endnotes
1. Descendants of Prince Keeaumoku I. HMS G65 (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)., Chart 4-B..
2. David Kalakaua, The Legends and Myths of Hawaii: The Fables and Folk-lore of a Strange People (New York: C.L. Webster & Co, 1888)., p 178..
3. Hawaii State Archives, Genealogy Books, G-44, Genealogy, Volume I., p 5..
4. Abraham Fornander, An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origin and Migrations, (Rutland: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1969), 1-3 vols. , vol 2 p 68..
