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Kamanawa II Kamanawa II known as Kamanawa Ōpio or Kamanawa Elua ( – October 20, 1840) was a Hawaiian high chief and grandfather of the last two ruling monarchs of the Kingdom of Hawaii, King David Kalākaua and Queen Lydia Makaeha Liliuokalani. His fam ...

.'' Kamanawa (died c. 1802?) was a Hawaiian high chief and early supporter of King

Kamehameha I Kamehameha I (; Kalani Paiea Wohi o Kaleikini Kealiikui Kamehameha o Iolani i Kaiwikapu kaui Ka Liholiho Kūnuiākea; – May 8 or 14, 1819), also known as Kamehameha the Great, was the conqueror and first ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii. Th ...

, known as one of the royal ''Nīʻaupiʻo'' twins with his brother Kameeiamoku. He later became the stepfather of Kamehameha by marrying his mother.

Life

Kamanawa's father was Keawepoepoe. His mother was Kanoena, sister of his father. His namesake grandnephew

(grandson of his twin) was grandfather of the last two ruling monarchs of the Kingdom. The name ''ka manawa'' (sometimes spelled "Ka-manawa") means "the season" in the

Hawaiian language Hawaiian (', ) is a Polynesian language of the Austronesian language family that takes its name from Hawaii, the largest island in the tropical North Pacific archipelago where it developed. Hawaiian, along with English, is an official language ...

. His first wife was named the High Chiefess Kekelaokalani of Maui, the daughter of his aunt, Queen Kekuiapoiwanui of

Maui The island of Maui (; Hawaiian: ) is the second-largest of the islands of the state of Hawaii at 727.2 square miles (1,883 km2) and is the 17th largest island in the United States. Maui is the largest of Maui County's four islands, whic ...

, by her second marriage to High Chief Kauakahiakua-o-Lono of Maui. His second wife was Chiefess Kekuiapoiwa II, the mother of Kamehameha I. He had three sons:

Koahou Koahou (died 1826) was a Hawaiian high chief who succeeded his father Kamanawa as one of the chief counselors of Kamehameha I. Life He was the son of High Chief Kamanawa and High Chiefess Kekelaokalani. His father Kamanawa, along with Koahou's un ...

, Noukana, and Amamalua from his first wife. He also has a daughter

Peleuli Peleuli (fl. 19th century), formally Peleuli-i-Kekela-o-kalani, was a Queen consort of the Kingdom of Hawaii as a wife of king Kamehameha I. Biography She was a daughter of High Chief Kamanawa and High Chiefess Kekelaokalani. Her father, along ...

, who became a consort of King Kamehameha, by his first wife and a daughter Piʻipiʻi Kalanikaulihiwakama by his second wife. Since his double grandmother

Kalanikauleleiaiwi Kalanikauleleiaiwi was a Chiefess on the island of Hawaii in the late 17th century and early 18th century. She was considered to be the co-ruler of the island of Hawaii with her half-brother, Keaweʻīkekahialiʻiokamoku, the 21st King of Hawaii. ...

was Kamehameha's great-grandmother, they were half-cousins once removed by blood. However, he was also father-in-law and stepfather to Kamehameha, so was called his uncle. He probably died around 1802.

Ancestry

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Imaginary Portrait of Kameʻeiamoku and Kamanawa
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kamanawa Royalty of the Hawaiian Kingdom Hawaii (island) Hawaiian Kingdom politicians Hawaiian Kingdom twins 18th-century births 1800s deaths Year of birth unknown Year of death uncertain