| Kawaokaohele | |
| Spouse: | Kepalaoa |
| Father: | Kahekili I |
| Mother: | Haukanuimakamaka |
| Issue: | Piʻilani |
| Religion: | Hawaiian religion |
Kawaokaohele (Hawaiian for "our days of poverty") was a High Chief who ruled the island of Maui in ancient Hawaii.[1]
Kawaokaohele was a son of Kahekili I and Haukanuimakamaka, who was a High Chiefess and is also known as Hauanuihonialawahine.[2] She was born on Kauai, but married Kahekili on Maui. Kawaokaohele succeeded his father. His reign was prosperous.[3] No war occurred during Kawaokaohele was ruler of the island.[4]
Kawaokaohele’s sister, beautiful Keleanohoanaʻapiʻapi, was abducted and married into the noble family of Oahu.[5]
Kawaokaohele had married Kepalaoa, whose pedigree is not remembered, but who was probably a Maui chiefess or an Oahu princess. She bore a famous son, Piʻilani,[6] and Kawaokaohele was succeeded by him.[7]
In one ancient legend, Kawaokaohele is represented as the foster father of Piʻilani.
According to this old story, god Kū was the biological father of Piʻilani.