Hualani

Hualani (Hawaiian language: hua lani = "heavenly fruit")[1] was a High Chiefess of Molokai in ancient Hawaii.

Hualani
SpouseKanipahu
IssueKalahumoku I
Kanaloa?
Part ofRoyalty of Molokai
FatherLaniaiku
MotherKamauliwahine

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 a man named Kanipahu was 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

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Sources

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