Keaweʻōpala

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Keaweʻōpala is the first born son of

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.[4] He was overthrown by Kalaniʻōpuʻu.[5]

Keaweʻopala would father a child with

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]

References

  1. ^ Abraham Fornander; John F. G. Stokes (1880). An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origins and Migrations, and the Ancient History of the Hawaiian People to the Times of Kamehameha I. Trubner & Company. pp. 144–146.
  2. ^ I-H3, Halawa Interchange to Halekou Interchange, Honolulu: Environmental Impact Statement. 1973. p. 483.
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  7. ^ Hawaii. Supreme Court (1893). Reports of Decisions Rendered by the Supreme Court of the Hawaiian Islands. H.L. Sheldon. pp. 628–631.
  8. ^ Fornander, Abraham (1880). Stokes, John F. G. (ed.). An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origins and Migrations, and the Ancient History of the Hawaiian People to the Times of Kamehameha I. Vol. 2. London: Trübner & Co. p. 146.
  9. ^ "Mookuauhau O Joseph Kaimihakulani Heleluhe". Ke Aloha Aina. Vol. VI, no. 30. Honolulu. July 28, 1900. p. 1. Retrieved September 26, 2016.