Kamalālāwalu (Kama-lālā-walu = "Son of eight branches")[1] was the supreme ruler Aliʻi-ʻAimoku of Maui in ancient Hawaii,[2] known to us today from the old chants.[3] He was a great warrior chief and highly regarded for his leadership and resource management.[4] Kamalālāwalu invaded Hawaiʻi Island and engaged in a disastrous battle in Kohala. Kamalālāwalu was killed and his invasion force was decimated. His son Kauhi-a-Kama survived, returned to Maui and became its next ruler.[5]

He was the successor of his father, High Chief Kiha-a-Piʻilani[6] and Queen Kumaka and grandson of Piʻilani[7] and nephew of Queen Piʻikea.[8]

Kamalālāwalu married a woman called Piʻilaniwahine I[9] and their children were:

  • Kalakauaʻehu (son)
  • Paikalakaua (son)
  • Piʻilani-Kapokulani (daughter)
  • Kekaikuihaiaokekuʻimanono (daughter)
  • Umikalakaua (son)
  • Kaunoho I (son)
  • Kauhiakama (son and successor)

It was Kamalalawalu who gives the name Maui-of-Kama to the island.

Petroglyphs thought to depict the defeat of Kamalalawalu by Lonoikamakahiki can be viewed at low tide near the temples on Kahaluu Bay.

References

  1. ↑ LEGEND OF KIHAPI‘ILANI
  2. ↑ David Malo, Hawaiian Antiquities, Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press, 1951
  3. ↑ "Kamalālāwalu (Kama-lālā-walu) (Mo'i, Ruler of Maui)". Archived from the original on 2014-05-03. Retrieved 2015-07-16.
  4. ↑ Kamakau, Samuel (1992). Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii. Honolulu: Kamehameha Schools Press. ISBN 0-87336-014-1.
  5. ↑ "Little Tales All About Hawaii". Archived from the original on 2023-01-12. Retrieved 2023-08-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ↑ Peleioholani, Solomon Lehuanui Kalaniomaiheuila, The Complete Ancestry of John Liwai Kalniopuuikapali-o-Molilele-ma-wai-o-Ahukini-Kau-Hawaii Ena
  7. ↑ Glenda Bendure; Ned Friary (2008). Lonely Planet Maui. Lonely Planet. pp. 242–. ISBN 978-1-74104-714-1.
  8. ↑ "Piʻilani's family". Archived from the original on 2015-03-04. Retrieved 2015-07-16.
  9. ↑ The Stories of the Genealogies of Maui
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