Keaweʻōpala Explained

Keaweʻōpala is the first born son of Alapainui (the usurping aliʻi nui of Hawaii Island) and his wife Keaka,^[1] who cared for Kamehameha the Great in his youth along with her sister Hākau.^{[2] [3]} He would inherit his father's position after being named heir by Alapainui shortly before his death.^[4]

His was a short rule of just 1 year beginning around 1754. He was overthrown by Kalaniʻōpuʻu.^[5]

Keaweʻopala would father a child with Moana Wahine, named Kalaimanokahoʻowaha also known as Kanaʻina, who would be taken into the new king's court to serve as a royal attendant as a new aliʻi line of secondary chiefs serving the supreme ruler of the island and the kingdom.^[6] Kanaʻina would cohabitate with his half sister from his mother Moana Wahine, Hākau. Her father was Heulu. The couple would have a child named Hao, the grandson of Keaweʻopala. Hao's daughter was Luahine. Luahine's daughter was Kōnia, who was the mother of Bernice Pauahi Bishop, the three times great granddaughter of Keaweʻopala.^[7]

With Namoe he had a son Kanekoa. With Keoua he had a daughter Peleuli. With Kaukuhakuonana he had two sons Kanehiwa and Kuapuu. Kanehiwa married a cousin named Kaulunae and were the parents of Lipoa and Julia Moemalie. Kanekoa's grandson was Joseph Heleluhe, who was the private secretary of Queen Liliuokalani.^{[8] [9]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Abraham Fornander. John F. G. Stokes. An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origins and Migrations, and the Ancient History of the Hawaiian People to the Times of Kamehameha I.. 1880. Trubner & Company. 144–146.
2. Book: I-H3, Halawa Interchange to Halekou Interchange, Honolulu: Environmental Impact Statement. 1973. 483.
3. Book: Taylor, Albert Pierce. Albert Pierce Taylor. Under Hawaiian Skies: A Narrative of the Romance, Adventure and History of the Hawaiian Islands. 1922. Advertiser Publishing Company, Ltd. Honolulu. 479709. 79.
4. Book: Patrick Vinton Kirch. How Chiefs Became Kings: Divine Kingship and the Rise of Archaic States in Ancient Hawai'i. 2 November 2010. University of California Press. 978-0-520-94784-9. 107.
5. Book: Robert J. Hommon. The Ancient Hawaiian State: Origins of a Political Society. 25 April 2013. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-991612-2. 265–266.
6. Book: Kanalu G. Terry Young. Rethinking the Native Hawaiian Past. 25 February 2014. Routledge. 978-1-317-77669-7. 55–.
7. Book: Hawaii. Supreme Court. Reports of Decisions Rendered by the Supreme Court of the Hawaiian Islands. 1893. H.L. Sheldon. 628–631.
8. Book: Fornander, Abraham. An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origins and Migrations, and the Ancient History of the Hawaiian People to the Times of Kamehameha I. Trübner & Co. 1880. Stokes. John F. G.. 2. London. 146. Abraham Fornander.
9. News: Mookuauhau O Joseph Kaimihakulani Heleluhe. Ke Aloha Aina. Honolulu. July 28, 1900. VI. 30. 1. September 26, 2016.