Kamanawa

For other persons with this name, please see Kamanawa II.

Kamanawa

On the left is Kamanawa
Died c. 1802?[1]:106
Spouse Kekelaokalani
Kekuʻiapoiwa II
Issue Koahou
Noukana
Amamalua
Peleuli Kekelaokalani
Piʻipiʻi Kalanikaulihiwakama
Father Keawepoepoe
Mother Kanoena

Kamanawa (died. c. 1802?) was a Hawaiian high chief and early supporter of King Kamehameha I, known as one of the royal Nīʻaupiʻo twins with his brother Kameʻeiamoku. He later became the step-father of Kamehameha by marrying his mother.

Life

Kamanawa's father was Keawepoepoe.[2] His mother was Kanoena, sister of his father.[3] His namesake grandnephew Kamanawa II (grandson of his twin) was grandfather of the last two ruling monarchs of the Kingdom. The name ka manawa (sometimes spelled "Ka-manawa") means "the season" in the Hawaiian language.[4]

His first wife was named the High Chiefess Kekelaokalani of Maui, the daughter of his aunt, Queen Kekuiapoiwanui of Maui, by her second marriage to High Chief Kauakahiakua-o-Lono of Maui.[5] His second wife was Chiefess Kekuʻiapoiwa II, the mother of Kamehameha I. He had three sons: Koahou, Noukana, and Amamalua from his first wife. He also has a daughter Peleuli, who became a consort of King Kamehameha,[6] by his first wife and a daughter Piʻipiʻi Kalanikaulihiwakama by his second wife.

Since his double grandmother Kalanikauleleiaiwi was Kamehameha's great grandmother, they were half-cousins once removed by blood. However, he was also father-in-law and step father to Kamehameha, so was called his uncle.

He probably died around 1802.[1]:106

References

  1. 1 2 Kameʻeleihiwa, Lilikalā (1992). Native Land and Foreign Desires. Bishop Museum Press. ISBN 0-930897-59-5.
  2. Christopher Buyers. "Kauai Genealogy". Royal Ark web site. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
  3. Edith Kawelohea McKinzie, Ishmael W. Stagner (eds.). Hawaiian genealogies: extracted from Hawaiian language newspapers.
  4. Pukui and Elbert (2003). "lookup of manawa". on Hawaiian dictionary. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library, University of Hawaii. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
  5. Christopher Buyers. "Maui Genealogy". Royal Ark web site. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
  6. Henry Soszynski. "Kamanawa I". web page on "Rootsweb". Retrieved 2009-12-26.

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