Kuʻaiwa
High Chief of Hawaiʻi
WivesKumuleilani
Kamanawa
IssueKahoukapu
ʻEhu
FatherKalaunuiohua
MotherKaheka

Kuaiwa was a High Chief of Hawaiʻi from 1345 to 1375.

Kuaiwa was son of Kalaunuiohua and his wife, Kaheka.[1] Kuaiwa followed his father as sovereign of Hawaiʻi.

Kuaiwa had two wives, Kumuleilani and Kamanawa. The former descended from Luaehu; the latter descended from Maweke of the Nanaulu line. Kamanawa's name means "the season".[2] With Kamuleilani, Kuaiwa had three children, Kahoukapu, Hukulani, and Manauea, and with Kamanawa, Kuaiwa had son, ʻEhu, all of whom became heads of aristocratic families.

References

  1. Abraham Fornander. An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origin and Migrations.
  2. Pukui and Elbert (2003). "Lookup of word manawa". on Hawaiian dictionary. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library, University of Hawaii. Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
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