Alii nui of Molokai

The Aliʻi nui were high chiefs of the four main Hawaiian Islands. The rulers of Molokai, like those of the other Hawaiian islands, claim descent from god Wākea.

Overview

The traditional history of Molokaʻi is fragmentary. The island was not of major political importance. Its importance lay in the connections its royal family made by marriage, and, in later years, the reputation of its sorcery and kahunas.[1] Molokai was the fifth largest of the eight main Hawaiian isles, and its size hindered it in its struggle for power and survival among the other islands of Maui, Oʻahu, Kauaʻi and Hawaiʻi. Its main enemies were the chiefs of Oʻahu and Maui.

By the end of the 17th century, as interisland conflict grew worse and worse, and Molokaʻi suffered many blows from the powerful monarchs of other isles; notably Kapiiohookalani, Peleioholani and Kahekili II. Molokaʻi finally, and completely, succumbed to the might of Maui prior to the end of the ancient Hawaiian era.

List of Aliʻi Aimoku of Molokaʻi
  • Aliʻi nui Kamauaua, Aliʻi Aimoku of Molokai, 11th - 13th century[2]
  • Aliʻi nui Keʻoloʻewa-a-Kamauaua, Aliʻi Aimoku of Molokaʻi
  • Aliʻi nui Kapau-a-Nuʻakea (female), Alii Aimoku of Molokaʻi
  • Aliʻi nui Kamauliwahine (female), Aliʻi Aimoku of Molokai
  • Aliʻi nui Hualani (female), Aliʻi Aimoku of Molokaʻi
  • some number of generations
  • Aliʻi nui Kahokuohua, Aliʻi Aimoku of Molokai, 15th century
  • some number of generations
  • Aliʻi nui Kalanipehu, Aliʻi Aimoku of Molokaʻi, 17th century[3]
  • some number of generations
  • Aliʻi nui Kaneʻalai (female), Alii Aimoku of Molokaʻi, 18th century[3]
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

See also

References
  1. Historical Collections of The Hawaiian Islands - Kalaupapa, Kalawao County (Part 1) Archived 2008-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Catherine C. Summers, "Molokai: A Site Survey," Pacific Anthropological Records, No. 14, (Honolulu, HI: Department of Anthropology, Bernice P. Bishop Museum, 1971)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2008-06-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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