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The following is a list of Aliʻi nui of the island of Hawaiʻi.
The aliʻi nui is the supreme ruler (sometimes called the "King" or Moi) of the island. Aliʻi refers to the ruling class of Hawaiʻi prior to the formation of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
Aliʻi nui of the Big Island
[edit]- Pilikaʻaiea, 1110–1130.[1]
- Kukohou, 1130–1150[1]
- Kaniuhu, 1150–1180[1]
- Kanipahu, 1180–1210[1]
- Kamaiʻole, usurper of Kanipahu, deposed by Kalapana, 1245–1250[1]
- Kalapana of Hawaiʻi, 1250–1270[1]
- Kahaʻimaoeleʻa, 1270–1300[1]
- Kalaunuiohua, 1300–1345[1]
- Kūʻaiwa, 1345–1375[1]
- Kahoukapu, 1375–1405[1]
- Kauholanuimahu, 1405–1435[1]
- Kihanuilulumoku, 1435–1460[1]
- Līloa, 1460–1480[2]
- Hākau, 1480–1490
Unbroken line of rule to this point. Hakau, Liloa's first born and named heir, was overthrown by Liloa's second son Umi-a-Liloa; however, the hereditary line of Liloa is unbroken and continues.
- ʻUmi-a-Līloa, 1490–1525
- Keliʻiokaloa, 1525–1545
- Keawenui-a-ʻUmi, 1545–1575
- Kaikilani (female), 1575–1605
- Keakealani Kāne, 1605–1635
- Keakamāhana (female), 1635–1665
- Keākealaniwahine (female), 1665–1695
- Keaweʻīkekahialiʻiokamoku, 1695–1725, co-ruler with his half-sister wife Kalanikauleleiaiwi
Hereditary line of Liloa is broken by the usurping rule of Alapainui.
- Alapaʻinui, nephew of Keaweʻīkekahialiʻiokamoku and usurper of his son; 1725–1754.
- Keaweʻōpala
The usurping line of rule ends with Keaweʻopala who is killed in battle while his son and heir, Kalaimanokahoʻowaha, did survive to greet Captain James Cook. The hereditary line of Liloa resumes through the grandson of Keaweʻīkekahialiʻiokamoku, Kalaniʻōpuʻu.
- Kalaniʻōpuʻu
- Kīwalaʻō, April 1782-July 1782, Aliʻi of Kaʻū
Kalaniʻōpuʻu's line ends with the death of Kīwalaʻō by Kamehameha's forces.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Kamakau, Samuel M. (1992). Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii (Revised ed.). Hawaii, USA: Kamehameha Schools Press. ISBN 0-87336-014-1.
- ↑ Louis Claude Desaulses de Freycinet; Marion Kelly (1978). Hawaií in 1819: A Narrative Account. Department of Anthropology, Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum. p. 117.