Kuaiwa was a High Chief of Hawaiʻi from 1345 to 1375.
Kuʻaiwa | |
|---|---|
| High Chief of Hawaiʻi | |
| Wives | Kumuleilani Kamanawa |
| Issue | Kahoukapu ʻEhu |
| Father | Kalaunuiohua |
| Mother | Kaheka |
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.
References edit
- ^ Abraham Fornander. An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origin and Migrations.
- ^ Pukui and Elbert (2003). "Lookup of word manawa". on Hawaiian dictionary. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library, University of Hawaii. Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2009-12-26.