Kaloiokalani

Infobox Hawaiian Royalty
name =Kaloiokalani
title =High Chiefess of Kahikinui, Honuaula, Hāna, Kipahulu, and Kaupo


spouse =Kalokuokamaile of Hāna
issue =Princess Kaohelelani
full name =
titles ="Ke Aliokinai Wahine" The High Chiefess
royal house =House of Kalokuokamaile
Royal House of Maui
father =
mother =
date of birth =circa. early 18th century
place of birth =Maui
date of death =circa. mid or late 18th century
place of death =? Hāna ?, Maui
place of burial =|

Kaloiokalani, a Hawaiian chiefess of Maui descent, was the only known wife of Prince Kalokuokamaile and therefore the matriach of the still-surviving House of Kalokuokamaile. Her great-great-great-great-granddaughter, Princess Myrtle Kaloiokalani Kinau Wilcox (d. 1998), was her namesake. Kaloi-o-kalani should not mistaken for Kali-o-kalani, son of Caesar Kapaakea and Anna Keohokalole.

Kaloiokalani was most likely born on the island of Maui, in the early 18th century. Her parents, whose names are lost to history, were of a chiefly ("Aliokinai") of the districts of Kahikinui and Honuaula. No doubt her father and mother was part of a cadet branch of the Royal Family of Maui since most of Mauian nobility were descendants of younger sons and daughters of the Moi of Maui. Her parents were not ruling district chieftains of the districts of her birth. It could be seen since she did not inherited those districts after to their death and after her marriage her husband's land control did not strengthen; although the term "court" was mentioned as the destination of Kalokuokamaile when he tried to seek Kaloiokalani's heart. According to the account of her great-granddaughter, Princess Elizabeth Kekaaniau, in her book "Keoua Father of Kings", she was the only flower "(child)" of her family. [ Pratt, Elizabeth K. (March 27, 2000). Keoua : Father of Kings . Ke Ali'i Pub.]

Many years passed and she matured to be a beautiful and of fine quality. The awareness of her loveliness reached the neighbouring district of Hāna. There the ruling prince, Kalokuokamaile, son of Keoua of Hawaii and Kahikikalaokalani of Hāna, having no wife, sought to make her his own. The young, strong, and athletic prince, set off to visit the neighbouring court ‘‘(not mentioned if it was Kahikinui or Honuaula)". This suitor was joyfully taken in by her parents and plans for the royal weddings were completed in no time. After the "hoao (wedding)" had taken place and feasting and dancing ended, Kaloiokalani's husband made provisions to return to his home district of Hāna. Kaloiokalani was greatly love and a favorite with her people, so the "makaaina" "(commoners)" volunteered to get up a great parade to accompany the much-loved and distinguished couple as far as Kipahulu District. According to legend, the throng of procession was so immense and lengthy, that it was mistaken by the people of Kipahulu for an invasion by an unknown enemy. [ Pratt, Elizabeth K. (March 27, 2000). Keoua : Father of Kings . Ke Ali'i Pub.]

The rest of her life settled at the old family homestead of her husband, and affairs ran smoothly and lovely for most of their life. The only product of their marriage was a bright little daughter, whom they named Kaohelelani. During the teenage years of her daughter, Kaloiokalani's husband died. Hearing the news of this, her brother-in-law Kamehameha immediately gathered a retinue of followers and retainers to follow his brother Kealiimaikai to Hāna. There Kealiimaikai beared Kamehameha's request that her daughter, Kaohelelani, should be permited to reside in his court and that to have his brother take charge of her vast land inheritances until her daughter reach adulthood. Kaloiokalani, a weak widow, consented to wishes of her brother-in-law. How could she deny the most powerful prince of the Big Island of Hawaii? Even if she probably saw that this was a scheme by her ambitious brother-in-law to take possession of her husband's land and her daughter's birthrights. This is the last mentioned of Kaloiokalani, and her death is unknown. [ Pratt, Elizabeth K. (March 27, 2000). Keoua : Father of Kings . Ke Ali'i Pub.]

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External Links

* [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~royalty/hawaii/i297.html#I297 Kaloiokalani Rootsweb]
* [http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/a/h/y/Thomas-Eugene-imakakoloaihe-Ah-yee/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0412.html Thomas Eugene Imakakoloaihenenui Nauha Ah Yee:Information about Kaloiokalani]