Kanipahu was an

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 ...

an chief. He was of the

Pili line Pili line (House of Pili, Pili dynasty; Hawaiian language: ''Hale o Pili'') was a royal house in ancient Hawaii that ruled over the island of Hawaiʻi with deep roots in the history of Samoa and possibly beyond further to the west, Ao-Po ("gather ...

. Kanipahu was a son of ''Aliʻi''

Kaniuhu Chief Kaniuhu ( Hawaiian: ''Aliʻi Kaniuhu'') was an ancient Hawaiian noble and the High Chief (Hawaiian: ''Aliʻi Nui'') of the Island of Hawaiʻi (the "Big Island"). He was a member of the “Pili line”, as a descendant of Chief Pilikaaiea a ...

and

Hiliamakani Chief Kaniuhu ( Hawaiian: ''Aliʻi Kaniuhu'') was an ancient Hawaiian noble and the High Chief (Hawaiian: ''Aliʻi Nui'') of the Island of Hawaiʻi (the "Big Island"). He was a member of the “ Pili line”, as a descendant of Chief Pilikaaiea ...

. After Kanipahu lived on Molokaʻi and it was discovered that he was a chief, he was taken (as husband) by

Hualani Hualani (''hua lani'' = "heavenly fruit") was a High Chiefess of Molokai in ancient Hawaii. Hualani‘s parents were Chiefess Kamauliwahine and Laniaiku. When Hualani discovered that a man named Kanipahu was a chief, she married him. Kanipahu a ...

, the ruling chiefess of Molokaʻi . One of the neverforgotten fact of Kanipahuʻs descendants was this marriage. Hualani was the great-granddaughter of Nuakea, who was the granddaughter of

Maweke According to the Hawaiian chants, Chief Maweke (also spelled Māweke in Hawaiian; Hawaiian pronunciation: ''MAH-WEH-KEH'') was a chief of the highest known rank who lived in the 11th century. He is described in the legends as a wizard (or priest, '' ...

. Beside Hualani, of Molakaʻi and Oʻahu descent above mentioned, he also married his half-aunt, Alaʻikauakoko, who at one time, whether previously or subsequently cannot now be ascertained, was the wife of

Lakona of Oahu Lakona-a-Nawele ( Hawaiian for: "Lakona, son of Nawele"; Hawaiian pronunciation: ''Lah-koh-nah'') was an ancient Hawaiian High Chief of the island of Oahu. He was born c. 1340 on Oʻahu, Hawaii. He ruled over Oʻahu as one of the early monarchs o ...

. With one of them he fathered two sons:

Kanaloa In the traditions of ancient Hawaii, Kanaloa is a god symbolized by the squid or by the octopus, and is typically associated with Kāne. It is also an alternative name for the island of Kahoolawe. In legends and chants, Kāne and Kanaloa are po ...

—father of

Kalapana of Hawaiʻi Kalapana was a High Chief who lived in ancient Hawaii. Kalapana is also known as Kalapanakuʻioʻiomoa and Kalapaua. Kalapanakuʻioʻiomoa is his longest name that includes the nickname. He is commonly known as either ''Kalapa'' or ''Kalapana''. ...

—and

Kalahumoku I Kalahumoku I—also known as Kalahuimoku—was an ancient Hawaiian noble and Chief of Hana, Hawaii. It's unknown when Kalahumoku was born. The Chief is mentioned in old chants. Parents of Kalahumoku were Lady Hualani of Molokai and Chief Kanipa ...

, ancestor of Akahiʻakuleʻana.

David Malo David Malo or Davida Malo (birth name: Malo, 1795–1853) was a chiefly counselor, a Hawaiian intellectual, educator, politician and minister. He is remembered by subsequent generations of Hawaiian people and scholars primarily as a Native Hawaii ...

said Alaʻikauakoko was the mother of Kalapana, making Kalapana Kanipahu's son instead of grandson. Malo skips this generation, showing Kalapana as the son of Kanipahu.

. ''Hawaiian Antiquities''.

References

Abraham Fornander Abraham Fornander (November 4, 1812 – November 1, 1887) was a Swedish-born emigrant who became an important journalist, judge, and ethnologist in Hawaii. Early life and education Fornander was born in Öland, Sweden on November 4, 1812, to An ...

. ''An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origin and Migrations''. Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1969. {{s-end Hawaiian chiefs House of Pili