Kuaiwa Explained

Kuʻaiwa
High Chief of Hawaiʻi
Spouse:Kumuleilani
Kamanawa
Spouse-Type:Wives
Issue:Kahoukapu
ʻEhu
Father:Kalaunuiohua
Mother:Kaheka

Kuaiwa was a High Chief of Hawaiʻi from 1345 to 1375.

Kuaiwa was son of Kalaunuiohua and his wife, Kaheka.[1] Kuaiwa followed his father as sovereign of Hawaiʻi.

Kuaiwa had two wives, Kumuleilani and Kamanawa. The former descended from Luaehu; the latter descended from Maweke of the Nanaulu line. Kamanawa's name means "the season".[2] With Kamuleilani, Kuaiwa had three children, Kahoukapu, Hukulani, and Manauea, and with Kamanawa, Kuaiwa had son, ʻEhu, all of whom became heads of aristocratic families.

Notes and References

  1. [Abraham Fornander]
  2. Web site: Lookup of word manawa . https://archive.today/20120716093059/http://wehewehe.org/cgi-bin/hdict?e=q&a=q&l=en&q=manawa . dead . 2012-07-16 . on Hawaiian dictionary . Pukui and Elbert . 2003 . Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library, University of Hawaii . 2009-12-26 .