Hualani
| Hualani | |
|---|---|
| Father | Laniaiku |
| Mother | Kamauliwahine |
| Spouse | Kanipahu |
| Issue | Kalahumoku I |
| | |
Hualani (Hawaiian language: hua lani = "heavenly fruit")[1] was a High Chiefess of Molokai in ancient Hawaii.
Biography
Hualani was born c. 1076 on Molokaʻi.
Her parents were Kamauliwahine and her spouse, Laniaiku.[2]
Her family ruled for five successive generations as the first known ruling family of Molokaʻi. After her, there is a gap in the record for several generations.
She inherited the rule of the island after her mother's death.
Marriage
When she discovered that man named Kanipahu is a chief, she married him. He was a king of Hawaiʻi. Their son was Prince Kalahumoku I.
Family tree
| Laniaiku | ||||||||||||||||
| Hualani | ||||||||||||||||
| Lanileo | ||||||||||||||||
| Kamauliwahine | ||||||||||||||||
| Keoloewaakamauaua | ||||||||||||||||
| Kapauanuakea | ||||||||||||||||
| Nuakea | ||||||||||||||||
| Kalahumoku I | ||||||||||||||||
| Kaniuhu | ||||||||||||||||
| Kanipahu | ||||||||||||||||
| Hiliamakani | ||||||||||||||||
See also
- List of queens regnant
- Kanealai, another famous queen of Molokai
Notes
Sources
- Kalākaua, His Hawaiian Majesty. The Legends And Myths of Hawaii: The Fable and Folk-lore of a Strange People. Tokyo, Japan: Charles E. Tuttle Company Inc. of Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo Japan, 1972.
- Abraham Fornander, An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origin and Migrations, Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1969.
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