Keawemaʻuhili (1710–1790) was an important member of the Hawaiian nobility at the time of the founding of the Kingdom of Hawaii. He was a son of Kalaninuiamamao and his half-sister Kekaulike-i-Kawekiuonalani. He first married

Ululani Ululani was a Hawaiian chiefess, 7th ''Aliʻi Nui'' (ruler) of Hilo. She is also known as Ululani Nui ("Ululani the Great") and was the most celebrated woman poet of her day. Biography She was a daughter and successor of the chief Mokulani and ...

, the ''Alii Nui'' of

Hilo Hilo () is a census-designated place (CDP) and the largest settlement in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States, which encompasses the Island of Hawaii. The population was 44,186 according to the 2020 census. It is the fourth-largest settlement i ...

, and then Kekikipaʻa,''Chief Keawemauhili, House of Keawe''
/ref> the daughter of

Kameʻeiamoku Kameeiamoku (died 1802) was a Hawaiian high chief and the Counselor of State to King Kamehameha I. He was called Kamehameha's uncle, but he was really the cousin of Kamehameha's mother, Kekuiapoiwa II. Birth and ancestry Along with his twin b ...

and former wife of

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 ...

. With his first wife he had sons Keaweokahikiona and Elelule Laakeaelelulu, and with his second wife, famous daughter Kapiolani (c. 1791) and son Koakanu. His half-brother, King Kalaniʻōpuʻu, died in 1781. He joined with his nephew

Keōua Kuahuula Keōua Kalanikupuapaīkalaninui Ahilapalapa, sometimes called Keōua Nui ("Keōua the Great") (died c. 1750s–1760s) was an Ancient Hawaiian noble and the father of Kamehameha I, the first King of united Hawaii. He was progenitor of the Ho ...

in the Battle of Mokuōhai to fight

. He escaped the defeat and returned to Hilo.

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{{s-end 1790 deaths Royalty of Hawaii (island) Hawaiian military personnel House of Keawe Year of birth unknown Date of birth unknown Date of death unknown