The ''House of Moana'' is a princely line of the

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. The line begins with Moana kāne (sometimes Moanakāne), the son of the former alii nui of the island, Keākealani Kāne and is also the name of the ruler's granddaughter. Moana kāne and Moana Wahine's descendants include many, if not most of the monarchs from the

House of Kamehameha The House of Kamehameha ''(Hale O Kamehameha)'', or the Kamehameha dynasty, was the reigning Royal Family of the Kingdom of Hawaii, beginning with its founding by Kamehameha I in 1795 and ending with the death of Kamehameha V in 1872 and Lunali ...

. In the Hawaiian language ''"moana"'' means: ''"ocean"''. The word combines ''moe'' and ''ana'' (a lying down) and can also mean the act of prostrating one's self by leaning forward on one's hands and knees in the presence of a chief. Also meaning the act of worship. Ku-hai-moana is the most famous of the Hawaiian shark gods.

Origins of the House of Moana

Moana (k) is directly descended from the notable ''aliʻi ʻaimoku'' (noble ruling a district or districts) named Liloa through both of the high chief's two sons. Kaleiheana is descended from Liloa's first born son Hakau and from Liloa's grandson Keawenuiaumi is descended Keākealani Kāne. Kaleiheana is a step sister of Alapainui. The couple's son would be referred to similarly as his father with the addition of the word or title ''kāne'', meaning: male or husband and is also the name of the leading Hawaiian god. Moana Kāne married Piʻilaniwahine and from their union the chiefly lines of

Piʻilani Piʻilani ("ascent to heaven") (born ca. 1460) ruled as Mōʻī of the island of Maui in the later part of the 15th century. At the time Maui was an independent kingdom within the islands of Hawaii. He was the first ''Aliʻi'' to unite the is ...

and the full Liloa/Umi/Hakau lines are merged. The couple had three children, ʻIlikiāmoana, Lonoamoana and Kapuniamoana. ʻIlikiāmoana (w) would marry Kauhiapiiao (k) and from their union would come the high priestess Moanawahine. She would become the most sought after woman of her time to father the children of future kings from numerous high chiefs. Much of the Hawaiian Royal Family are directly related to this line, including many of the monarchs of the Kingdom of Hawaii from the

. Moana (k) represents the beginning of a new kaukau aliʻi service line of Hawaiian nobility up to Kanaʻina. As a secondary aliI family line, members would often marry into the ruling family. She is the great grandmother of

Lunalilo Lunalilo (William Charles Lunalilo; January 31, 1835 – February 3, 1874) was the sixth monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii from his election on January 8, 1873, until his death a year later. Born to Kekāuluohi and High Chief Charles Kanaʻina, ...

and great, great grandmother of

Kamehameha IV Kamehameha IV (Alekanetero ʻIolani Kalanikualiholiho Maka o ʻIouli Kūnuiākea o Kūkāʻilimoku; anglicized as Alexander Liholiho) (February 9, 1834 – November 30, 1863), reigned as the fourth monarch of Hawaii under the title ''Ke Aliʻi ...

, Kamehameha V,

Keʻelikōlani Ruth Ke‘elikōlani, or sometimes written as Luka Ke‘elikōlani, also known as Ruth Ke‘elikōlani Keanolani Kanāhoahoa or Ruth Keanolani Kanāhoahoa Ke‘elikōlani (June 17, 1826 – May 24, 1883), was a formal member of the House of Kameha ...

and a more distant great, great, great grandmother of

Bernice Pauahi Bishop Bernice Pauahi Bishop KGCOK RoK (December 19, 1831 – October 16, 1884), born Bernice Pauahi Pākī, was an '' alii'' (noble) of the Royal Family of the Kingdom of Hawaii and a well known philanthropist. At her death, her estate was the la ...

. The genealogy books of Queen Kalama, Book C on page 2, lists Moana (w) as cohabitating with Keaweʻopala as entered in her own handwriting. ʻIlikiāmoana and Kauhiapiiao would also have other children named: Kahanaumalani, Heiaholani, and Ko'iali'ipuhe'elani. :*Moana Kāne :*ʻIlikiāmoana :*Lonoamoana :*Kapuniamoana :*Moana Wahine

Family tree of Kamehameha and Moana

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