Piliwale

Piliwale was the 10th Alii Aimoku of Oahu. He reigned as the titular chieftain or King of the island of Oahu and all its territories it claimed at the time.

He was born to Kalona-iki, 9th Alii Aimoku of Oahu, and his wife Kikinui-a-Ewa, who belonged to the great family of Ewauli-a-Laakona, the great grandson of Maweke. He had two brothers Lo-Lale and Kamleamaka. He succeeded his father as the Moi of Oahu. Of his reign no legends remain, and it may be presumed that the country enjoyed the same tranquility and good fortune which had attended the reigns of his father and grandfather. His brother Lo Lale was considered a Lo-Alii (Prince of Royal Blood), hence his name, but Piliwale and his descendant were not. This was most likely because Piliwale chose to take the kingship instead living away from the rest of the world in the mountains of Oahu.

Marriage

His wife was the High Chiefess Paakanilea, but whose descent is now not known. They had two daughters one named Kukaniloko and another named Kohipalaoa. Kohipalaoa married Kaholi-a-Lale, her cousin, and son of Lo-Lale and Keleanohoanaapiapi. His eldest daughter, Kukaniloko, succeed him as Moi of Oahu after his death. He chose his daughter rather than his brother's children because he did not want to let the position fall to a male of junior lineage. After Oahu, other islands accepted the practice of appointing female chiefs of high birth to rule.^[1]

References

• Abraham Fornander, An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origin and Migrations, Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1969. Page 90-91