Keliʻiokaloa (c. 1500–c. 1545) was the ''
Aliʻi Nui'' of
the island of Hawaiʻi from c. 1525 to c. 1545. He was the sovereign
king or chief of the island of Hawaiʻi.
Life
Keliʻiokaloa was the eldest son of
Umi-a-Liloa
ʻUmi-a-Līloa (fifteenth century) was the supreme ruler Aliʻi nui of Hawaii, Aliʻi-ʻAimoku (High chief of Hawaiʻi Island) who inherited Hawaiian religion, religious authority of the Hawaiian Islands from his father, High Chief Līloa, whose li ...
, ''Aliʻi Aimoku'' of Hawaiʻi, by his third wife and half-sister, ''Aliʻi'' Kapukini-a-Liloa, daughter of
Liloa, ''Aliʻi Aimoku'' of Hawaiʻi.
He succeeded on the death of his father in the year 1525.
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.
In 1545, he was deposed by his younger brother
Keawenui-a-ʻUmi. After the death of Keliiokaloa there existed a season of conflict and confusion, which the great district chiefs of the island of Hawaii refused to acknowledge the kingship of Keawe. Keawenui-a-`Umi defeated and killed each of his rivals and restored order and peace. In the legend and chant of Lonoikamakahiki, the son of Keawenui, the names of the six district chiefs whom his father defeated are given: Palahalaha, son of Wahilani of Kohala; Pumaia, son of Wanua of Hamakua; Hilo-Hamakua, son of Kulukulua of Hilo; Lililehua, son of Huaa of Puna; Kahalemilo, son of Imaikalani of Kau; Moihala, son of Hoe-a-Pae of Kona.
Keliʻiokaloa married first Makuwahineapalaka, then Heluʻanuʻu and Hikaʻalani. He died in 1545, having had issue, a son ''Aliʻi''
Kukailani and daughter Kaohukiokalani.
Sources
Royalty of Hawaii (island)
1500s births
1540s deaths
16th-century monarchs
16th-century Oceanian people
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