| Keakealani Wahine | |
|---|---|
| Spouse | Kanaloaikaiwilewa Kaneikauaiwilani Kapaʻakauikealakea |
| Issue | |
| Keawe-i-Kekahialiʻiokamoku | |
| Father | Chief Iwikau-i-kaua of Oʻahu |
| Mother | Keaka-mahana |
| Born | c. 1640 |
| Died | c. 1695 |
Chiefess Keakealani Wahine (c. 1640 – c. 1695) was the 20th ruler (Aliʻi Aimoku) of Hawaiʻi island from 1665 to 1695.
Her mother was Queen Keaka-mahana, 19th Aliʻi Aimoku of Hawaiʻi island. Her father (and mother's cousin) was Chief Iwikau-i-kaua of Oʻahu. She became ruler of the island on the death of her mother, 1665.[1] She and her mother are association with the massive royal complex built at Holualoa Bay on the west side of the island.[2]
Her reign was a troubled one. The house of ʻI had controlled the Hilo district since the days of their ancestor Prince Kumalae, the son of King Umi. had grown to such wealth and strength, and importance, as to be practically independent of even the very loose bonds with which the ruling district chiefs were held to their feudal obligations. The representative of this house of the district chief of Hilo at this time was Kuahuia, the son of Kua-ana-a-I, and grandson of ʻI. What led to the war, or what were its incidents, has not been preserved in the oral records, but it is frequently alluded to as a long and bitter strife between Kuahwia and Keakealaniwahine; and though tradition is equally silent as to its conclusion, it may be inferred that the royal authority was unable to subdue its powerful vassal from the fact that at the death of Keaweikekahiali`iokamoku, Keakealani's son and successor, Mokulani, the son of Kuahuia was still the principal chief of Hilo. Mahiolole, the powerful district chief of Kohala was the chief counselor and supporter of Keakealani, which in fact, independent of other causes, may account in a measure for the intimacy of Keakealaniwahine's daughter, Kalanikauleleiaiwa, and the Mahiolole's son, Kauaua-a-Mahu. [3]
She married wo or three times. First to her cousin, Chief Kanaloaikaiwilewa, or as he is called in some genealogies, Chief Kanaloa-i-Kaiwilena Kapulehu, son of Chief ʻUmi-nui-kukailani, by his wife, Chiefess Kalani-o-Umi, daughter of Kaikilani, 17th Aliʻi Aimoku of Hawaii. She married second her half-brother, Chief Kane-i-Kauaiwilani, son of her father, Chief Iwikauikaua, of Oahu, by his second wife, Kauakahi Kuaʻanaʻau-a-kane. She might have also married married Kapaʻakauikealakea.[1]
She had a son Keawe-i-Kekahialiʻiokamoku by Kanaloa-i-Kaiwilena Kapulehu, who would succeed her as the 21st Alii Aimoku of Hawaii.
She died about 1695, having had two sons and two daughters. She was the great-great-grandmother of Kamehameha I through five different relationships.
| Preceded by Keaka-mahana |
Aliʻi Aimoku of Hawaiʻi island 1665 - 1695 |
Succeeded by Keaweikekahiali`iokamoku |