Keohohiwa

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Keohohiwa was a Hawaiian chiefess and great-grandmother of David Kalakaua and Liliuokalani.

Her father was Keawe-a-Heulu the chief warrior and councillor of Kamehameha the Great, assisting him in overthrowing his cousin Kiwalao and uniting the eight separate island of Hawaii into one nation. Her mother Ululani, was the 7th ali'i of Hilo and the most celebrated poetess of her days. Her brother was Naihe the councillor and chief orator of Kamehameha the Great and husband of the Christian chiefess Kapiolani I who deified the goddess Pele. She married the Chief Kepo-o-kalani son of Kame'eiamoku, one of the royal twins. She had one son 'Aikanaka from her husband.[1]

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  1. ^ Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen

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