Kahaʻimaoeleʻa
Kahaʻimaoeleʻa was a Hawaiian chief, who ruled as the aliʻi nui of Hawaii from 1285 to 1315. He was the sovereign king or chief of the island of Hawaii. He is sometimes referred as Kahai IV or Kahiamoeleaikaaikupou.
Waipiʻo Valley was first occupied as a royal residence by Kahaimoelea.
Kahaʻimaoeleʻa was a son of Chief Kalapana of Hawaiʻi by his wife, Lady Malamaʻihanaʻae. He followed his father as the sovereign of Hawaii and fathered Kalaunuiʻōhua by his half-sister Kapoʻakaʻuluhailaʻa.
General references
- David Malo, Hawaiian Antiquities, Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press, 1951.
- Abraham Fornander, An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origin and Migrations, Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1969
Category:Year of birth missing
Category:1315 deaths
Category:House of Pili