Kuaiwa

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Kuaiwa ruled as the 8th Alii Aimoku of Hawaii from 1345 - 1375. He was the sovereign king or chief of the island of Hawaii.

Kuaiwa was son of Kalaunuiohua and Kaheka. He followed his father as sovereign of Hawaii, not much is related except that, from his peaceable character, he is held up as a contrast to his warlike father. Kuaiwa had two wives, Kumulei-lani and Kamanawa. He fathered Kahoukapu by Kumulei-lani.

[edit] Reference

• Samuel M. Kamakau, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii, Revised Edition, (Honolulu: Kamehameha Schools Press, 1992).
• David Malo, Hawaiian Antiquities, Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press, 1951.
• Abraham Fornander, An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origin and Migrations, Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1969.

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• Chiefs of Hawaii

Preceded by Kalaunuiohua

Aliʻi Aimoku of Hawai‘i 1345 - 1375

Succeeded by Kahoukapu