Kīwalaʻō (1760 – July 1782) was the aliʻi nui of the island of

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in 1782 when he was defeated in battle and overthrown by

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Early life

Kīwalaʻō was born in 1760 to Aliʻi Nui,

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and his queen consort

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. He was the eldest son of the ruler and was the heir apparent. While he was alive at the time of

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's arrival, he was not present and there is no foreign account of him. He is said to have been of a weak character while his half brother Keōua Kuahuula was the exact opposite and more comparable to the knights of the

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