Keawe-a-Heulu
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Keawe-a-Heulu was a Hawaiian high chief and great-great grandfather of Kalakaua and Liliuokalani. He was among Kamehameha the Great's council of chiefs and was one of the Five Kona chiefs.
He was son of the High Chief Heulu and He was cousin to Kamehameha's blood father Keoua. His father was the half-brother of Kamakaimoku, the grandmother of Kamehameha the Great. He assisted Kamehameha, in the overthrownment of his cousin Kiwalao, and then as his stragedigist and general in his compaigns.[1] He assisted Kamehameha in defeating Keoua Kuhauula the chief of Kau and Puna. Kamehameha had summoned him to his presence and gave him this order: "Go to Keoua Kuhauula and tell him that great is my desire to make friends (ike). You are the best one to bear the message, for you are related to his mother, and he will heed your words sooner than anything I could say to him." Keaweaheulu on arrival at Kau made known his errand and at once hastened to Keoua's camp. The chief consented to become friends and boarded a canoe with him back to Kona and Kawaihae. Later Keoua was killed and sacrificed by Kamehameha uniting the Big Island for the first time since the days of Keaweikekahiali`iokamoku.[2]
He married Ululani the chiefess of Hilo and had a son and a daughter. His son succeed him as councilor to Kamehameha, serving as chief orator and married Kapiolani the Great. His daughter Keohohiwa married Kepookalani and mothered Aikanaka. His dynasty was called the Keawe-a-Heulu line which his last descendants Kalakaua changed to the bear his name. There appear not to be any descendant left of Keaweaheulu as the Kawananakoas descend from the paternal side of Kalakaua's family not the maternal.
