Keawemaʻuhili (1710–1790) was an important member of the Hawaiian nobility at the time of the founding of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
| Keawemaʻuhili | |
|---|---|
| Aliʻi Nui of Hilo | |
| Born | c. 1710 |
| Died | 1790 Hilo |
| Spouse | ʻUlulani Kekikipaʻa |
| Issue | Kapiʻolani (chiefess) Keaweokahikiona Elelule Laʻakeaelelulu Koakanu |
| House | House of Keawe |
| Father | Kalaninuiamamao |
| Mother | Kekaulike-i-Kawekiuonalani |
He was a son of Kalaninuiamamao[1] and his half-sister Kekaulike-i-Kawekiuonalani.[2]
He first married Ululani, the Aliʻi Nui of Hilo, and then Kekikipaʻa,[citation needed] 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.
His half-brother, King Kalaniʻōpuʻu, died in 1781. He joined with his nephew Keōua Kūʻahuʻula in the Battle of Mokuʻōhai to fight Kamehameha I. He escaped the defeat and returned to Hilo.
In 1790, Keawemaʻuhili broke a pact of neutrality he agreed to with his nephew by sending troops and resources to aid Kamehameha I’s war on Maui. In retaliation, Keōua Kūʻahuʻula waged war against Keawemaʻuhili and killed him at Alae in Hilopaliku.[3]
References
edit- ^ Abraham Fornander, An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origin and Migrations, Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1969.
- ^ Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History. 1920.
- ^ Kamakau 1993, pp. 147–151.
Works cited
edit- Kamakau, Samuel (1993) [1961]. Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii (Revised ed.). Honolulu: Kamehameha Schools Press. ISBN 0-87336-014-1. OCLC 25008795.