Keohohiwa (fl. 19th century) was a Hawaiian chiefess during the formation of the
Kingdom of Hawaii
The Hawaiian Kingdom, also known as the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language, Hawaiian: ɛ ɐwˈpuni həˈvɐjʔi, was an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country from 1795 to 1893, which eventually encompassed all of the inhabited Hawaii ...
.
Life
Her father was
Keawe-a-Heulu
Keaweaheulu Kaluaʻapana (sometimes Keawe-a-Heulu, died 1804) was a Hawaiian high chief and maternal great-grandfather of Kalākaua, King Kalākaua and Liliʻuokalani, Queen Liliʻuokalani. He was among Kamehameha I's council of chiefs and was on ...
, the chief warrior and councillor of
Kamehameha I, who assisted him to overthrow his cousin
Kiwalao and unite the eight separate islands of Hawaii into one
Kingdom of Hawaii
The Hawaiian Kingdom, also known as the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language, Hawaiian: ɛ ɐwˈpuni həˈvɐjʔi, was an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country from 1795 to 1893, which eventually encompassed all of the inhabited Hawaii ...
. Her mother was
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 an ...
, the ''
alii'' of
Hilo and the most celebrated poet of her days.
Her brother was
Naihe, the councillor and chief orator of Kamehameha I and husband of
Chiefess Kapiolani (c. 1781–1841) who helped Christian missionaries by renouncing the goddess
Pele.
Keohohiwa married
Chief Kepookalani, son of
Kameʻeiamoku, one of the royal twins. She had one son
Aikanaka from her husband. Through her son she was great-grandmother of
Kalākaua and
Queen Liliuokalani.
[ Appendix E.]
References
Royalty of the Hawaiian Kingdom
House of Kalākaua
Year of birth unknown
Year of death unknown
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