Kalamakua — also known as Kalamakua-a-Kaipuholua — was an ancient Hawaiian nobleman, the High Chief of Halawa, a place on the island of

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Chief Kalamakua was born on the island named Oʻahu, in

ancient Hawaii Ancient Hawaii is the period of Hawaiian history preceding the establishment in 1795 of the Kingdom of Hawaii by Kamehameha the Great. Traditionally, researchers estimated the first settlement of the Hawaiian islands as having occurred sporad ...

. His father was called Kālonanui; he was a son of the High Chief Maʻilikākahi of Oʻahu. The mother of Kalamakua was called Kaipuholua; she was a wife of Kālonanuiʻs. Kalamakuaʻs brother was Prince

Kālonaiki Kālonaiki (Hawaiian pronunciation: ''Kah-loh-nah-eeh-keeh'') was a High Chief of the island of Oahu in ancient Hawaii, a successor of his relative, the High Chief Maʻilikākahi. He is mentioned in ancient chants as the second ruler from the House ...

, the High Chief of Oʻahu. Kalamakua became the ruler of Halawa, whilst Kālonaiki ruled over the rest of Oʻahu. Kalamakua married Keleanohoanaʻapiʻapi, Princess of

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. The daughter of Kalamakua and his consort was famous Laʻieloheloheikawai (born in Helemoa, Oahu), Lady of Maui as the wife of

Piʻilani Piʻilani ("ascent to heaven") (born ca. 1460) ruled as Alii nui of Maui, Chief of the island of Maui in the later part of the 15th century. At the time Maui was an independent Monarchy, kingdom within the List of islands of Hawaii, islands of Haw ...

. Kalamakua ordered the construction of large ''

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'' ponds in Waikiki.George S. Kanahele (1995). ''Waikiki, 100 B.C. to 1900 A.D.: An Untold Story''. University of Hawaii Press.

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