- Kūhiō Kalanianaole
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Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole Spouse Kinoiki Kekaulike Issue Esther Kapiʻolani Napelakapuokakai
Virginia Kapoʻoloku Poʻomaikelani
Victoria Kinoiki KekaulikeFather Elelule Laʻakeaelelulu Mother Poʻomaikelani Born c. 1814 Burial Kawaiahaʻo Church[1] Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole (c. 1814–?) was a Hawaiian high chief of Hilo and father of Queen Kapiʻolani.
He was born c. 1814 to Aliʻi Elelule Laʻakeaelelulu and his wife Poʻomaikelani, daughter of Aliʻi Kanekoa, of Waimea, by his first wife, Kalani-kau-lelei-awi, daughter of Kepoʻomahoe. His father was the son of Keawemauhili, the brother of King Kalaniʻōpuʻu of Hawaii Island, and joint ruler of the District of Hilo with his wife ʻUlulani. His father's mother ʻUlulani was the most renowned poet of her day, and his father's sister was Chiefess Kapiʻolani who defied the volcano goddess Pele. He married the Princess Kinoiki Kekaulike of Kauai, daughter of King Kaumualii of Kauai and Niihau. He and his wife had three daughters who were all members of the Royal Court of King Kalākaua in 1883. His daughters were Esther Kapiʻolani Napelakapuokakai, named after her aunt, Virginia Kapo'oloku Po'omaikelani, named after Kūhiō's own mother, and Victoria Kinoiki Kekaulike, named after her mother. All of his daughters died issueless, except Victoria who gave birth to three sons: David Kawānanakoa, Edward Abel Keliiahonui and Jonah Kūhiō Kalaniana'ole, his namesake.[2]
References
- ^ http://pononohawaiiponoi.com/page10/page10.html
- ^ Christopher Buyers. "The Kamehameha Dynasty Genealogy (Page 4)". http://www.royalark.net/Hawaii/hawaii4.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
Categories:- 1814 births
- Royal Family of Hawaii
- House of Kawananakoa
- Hawaiian royalty stubs
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