Keawemauhili
| Keawemauhi | |
|---|---|
| Aliʻi Nui of Hilo | |
| Spouse |
Ululani Kekikipaʻa |
| Issue |
Kapiʻolani Keaweokahikiona Elelule Laʻakeaelelulu Koakanu |
| House | House of Keawe |
| Father | Kalaninuiamamao |
| Mother | Kekaulike-i-Kawekiuonalani |
| Born | c. 1710 |
| Died |
1790 Ka'ū |
Keawemauhili (1710–1790) was an important member of the Hawaiian nobility at the time of the founding of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
Biography
Family
He was a son of Kalaninuiamamao and his half-sister Kekaulike-i-Kawekiuonalani.
He first married Ululani, the Aliʻi Nui of Hilo, and then Kekikipaʻa, the daughter of Kameʻeiamoku and former wife of Kamehameha I. With his first wife he had sons Keaweokahikiona and Elelule Laʻakeaelelulu, and with his second wife, famous daughter Kapiʻolani (c. 1791) and son Koakanu.[1]
Death
His half-brother, King Kalaniʻōpuʻu, died in 1781. He joined with his nephew Keōua Kuahuʻula in the Battle of Mokuʻōhai to fight Kamehameha I. He escaped the defeat and returned to Hilo.
References
- ↑ Christopher Buyers. "The Kamehameha Dynasty Genealogy (Page 4)". Retrieved 2009-10-16.
| Preceded by Ululani |
Aliʻi Nui of Hilo 1782-1790 |
Succeeded by Keōua Kuahuʻula |