Kekuiapoiwa Liliha

For other chiefess with this name, see Kekuiapoiwa II.
Kekuʻiapoiwa Liliha
Queen of the Island of Hawaiʻi
Spouse Kīwalaʻō
Issue Keōpūolani
Father Keōua
Mother Kalola Pupuka-o-Honokawailani

Kekuʻiapoiwa Liliha was a Queen of the Island of Hawaiʻi.

Biography

She was a daughter of the High Chief Keōua and Kalola Pupuka-o-Honokawailani. She was a granddaughter of Keeaumoku Nui, Kamakaimoku, queen Kekuiapoiwa I and king Kekaulike.

Her siblings were Kalokuokamaile, great king Kamehameha I and Keliimaikai, Kalaimamahu, whom she later married and had 2 children daughterKilioa and Son Keanianiwhom the Kalaimamahu line was continued through; She was an aunt of Kamehameha II, Kamehameha III and chiefess Kaohelelani.

She was also a half-sister of the king Kīwalaʻō.[1] She married him and their daughter was Queen Keōpūolani, mother of Kamehameha II.

Kīwalaʻō was killed by the chief Keʻeaumoku Pāpaʻiahiahi.

References

  1. Christopher Buyers. "The Kamehameha Dynasty Genealogy (Page 3)". Royal Ark web site. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
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