Keliiokaloa
| Keli‘iokaloa | |
|---|---|
| Ali‘i Aimoku of Hawaii | |
| Reign | 1525 – 1545 |
| Predecessor | Umi-a-Liloa |
| Successor | Keawenuiaumi |
| Born | 1500 |
| Died | 1545 (aged 44–45) |
| Issue | Kukailani |
| Father | Umi-a-Liloa |
| Mother | Aliʻi Kapukini-a-Liloa |
Keli‘iokaloa (1500 – 1545) was the Aliʻi nui of the island of Hawaiʻi, from 1525 to 1545. He was the sovereign king or chief of the island of Hawai’i.
Family
Keli’iokaloa was the eldest son of Umi-a-Liloa, Ali’i Aimoku of Hawaiʻi, by his third wife and half-sister, Aliʻi Kapukini-a-Liloa, daughter of Liloa, Ali’i Aimoku of Hawaiʻi.
He succeeded on the death of his father in the year 1525.[1]
In 1545 he was deposed by his younger brother Keawenuiaumi.
Keli‘iokaloa married first Makuwahineapalaka, then Helu’anu’u and Hika’alani. He died in 1545, having had issue, a son Aliʻi Kukailani and daughter Kaohukiokalani.
| Preceded by Umi-a-Liloa |
Ali’i Aimoku of Hawai’i 1525–1545 |
Succeeded by Keawenuiaumi |
Sources
- ↑ Abraham Fornander, An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origin and Migrations, Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1969.
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