Peleioholani
Peleʻioholani (?–1770) was a Hawaiian High Chief, Alii Aimoku of Kauai and Alii Aimoku of Oahu. He ruled an empire stretching from Niihau to Molokai.
| Peleʻioholani of Oʻahu | |||||
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| King of Oʻahu and Kauaʻi | |||||
| Reign | 1730–1770 (on Kauaʻi) 1737–1770 (on Oʻahu) | ||||
| Predecessor | Kualii (on Kauaʻi) Kanahaokalani (on Oʻahu) | ||||
| Successor | Kūmahana | ||||
| Spouse | Lonokahikini Halakiʻi | ||||
| Issue | Kalanipoʻo-a-Peleʻioholani Kaʻapuwai Keʻelaniʻihonuaiakama Kūmahana Kuwalu | ||||
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| Father | Kualii | ||||
| Mother | Kalanikahimakeialiʻi | ||||
Reign
At its greatest sizes, during Peleʻioholani's reign, Kingdom of Oʻahu island stretched from Niihau, in the west, to the District of Koʻolau, on Molokaʻi, in the east; although power were nominal no matter the size.
He ruled as titular king or chieftain of Kauai, Oahu and held tributary over Molokai after he conquered that island and slew the Molokaian chiefs for killing his daughter Keelanihonuaiakama.
Name
Peleʻioholani is sometimes called Peleʻiholani. Early Western sailors to Hawaii such as Captain James Cook called him Perreeorannee.
Family
Parents of Peleʻioholani were High Chief Kualiʻi and his wife Kalanikahimakeialiʻi and he had a sister called Kukuiaimakalani.
Kūmahana was a son of Peleʻioholani by his first wife Halakiʻi. Peleʻioholani's daughters were Kuwalu, Kalanipoʻo-a-Peleʻioholani, Kaʻapuwai and Keʻelaniʻihonuaiakama.[1]
Granddaughter of Peleʻioholani was Queen Kamakahelei. Kuwalu was the mother of Chief Ahu-a-ʻI.
Another wife of Peleʻioholani was named Lonokahikini.
See also
References
- Abraham Fornander, An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origin and Migrations, Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1969.
- Ruling chiefs of Hawaii by Samuel Kamakau
| Preceded by Kualii |
Chief of Kauaʻi 1730–1770 |
Succeeded by Kūmahana |
| Preceded by Kanahaokalani |
Chief of Oʻahu 1737–1770 |
Succeeded by Kūmahana |