Kalaniomaiheuila
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Kalaniomaiheuila, a Queen Consort
and Princess of Maui, was the maternal ancestress of the Kings of Oahu, from Kapiohookalani
to Kahahana
. In The Stories of the Genealogies of Maui she is mentioned as the Princess Kalani-Io-Mai-Heula.
She was the third child and eldest daughter of Lonohonuakini, King of Maui and Queen Kalanikauanakinilani, of Hāna
descent. She was older sister of Princess Kuhala of Maui and younger sister of Kaulahea II, King of Maui and Prince Lonomakaihonua of Maui.
She married her brother, Kaulahea II. This union was the most sacred to the Hawaiians, called Pio, and their issues would have the most mana
(spiritual power). Their only issue was a daughter named Kalanikahimakeialii who later became Queen consort of Oahu and Kauai.
Queen consort
A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king. A queen consort usually shares her husband's rank and holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles. Historically, queens consort do not share the king regnant's political and military powers. Most queens in history were queens consort...
and Princess of Maui, was the maternal ancestress of the Kings of Oahu, from Kapiohookalani
Kapiohookalani
Kapiioho o kalani was a ruler of Oahu island 1730–1737. His unsuccessful war campaign indicates a warlike nature inherited from his father, uncommon in the otherwise peaceful Oahu chiefs.-Early life:...
to Kahahana
Kahahana
Kahahana was the 22nd Alii Aimoku of Oahu and Alii Aimoku of Molokai. He ruled the island of Oahu and its tributary, the island of Molokai, from 1773 until his death in 1783. He was elected by the Oahu nobility to succeed Kumahana as Moi of Oahu. This was the second king to be elected to succeed...
. In The Stories of the Genealogies of Maui she is mentioned as the Princess Kalani-Io-Mai-Heula.
She was the third child and eldest daughter of Lonohonuakini, King of Maui and Queen Kalanikauanakinilani, of Hāna
Hana
Hana as a given name may have several origins. It is a variant transliteration of Hannah, meaning Grace in Hebrew associated with God feminine which is the Jewish and Christian form, as well as an Arabic female name meaning happiness , a Persian female name meaning a type of flower , and a Kurdish...
descent. She was older sister of Princess Kuhala of Maui and younger sister of Kaulahea II, King of Maui and Prince Lonomakaihonua of Maui.
She married her brother, Kaulahea II. This union was the most sacred to the Hawaiians, called Pio, and their issues would have the most mana
Mana
Mana is an indigenous Pacific islander concept of an impersonal force or quality that resides in people, animals, and inanimate objects. The word is a cognate in many Oceanic languages, including Melanesian, Polynesian, and Micronesian....
(spiritual power). Their only issue was a daughter named Kalanikahimakeialii who later became Queen consort of Oahu and Kauai.