Keakamāhana (c.1610–1665) was an aliʻi nui of Hawaiʻi Island from 1635 to 1665. She ruled as sovereign of the island from the royal complex at Hōlualoa Bay.
| Keakamāhana | |
|---|---|
| Aliʻi Aimoku of Hawaiʻi | |
| Reign | 1635–1665 |
| Predecessor | Keakealanikane |
| Successor | Keakealaniwahine |
| Born | c. 1610 |
| Died | 1665 |
| Spouse | Iwikauikaua |
| Issue | Queen Keakealaniwahine |
| Father | Keakealanikane |
| Mother | Kealiʻiokalani |
Life
editShe was the eldest daughter of the King Keakealanikane, the former aliʻi nui of Hawaiʻi.[1] Her mother was Kealiʻiokalani, daughter of Queen Kaikilaniali`iwahineopuna and brother of Keakealanikane.[2][3] Keakamāhana was an Aliʻi Piʻo, as her mother and father were full blood siblings.[3] She succeeded on the death of her father around 1635.[2] She married her cousin Aliʻi Iwikauikaua, son of Aliʻi Makakaualiʻi, by his wife Kapukāmola.[2] She died in 1665, and her daughter Keakealaniwahine succeed her.[4]
References
edit- ^ Brown, Marie Alohalani (2016-05-31). Facing the Spears of Change: The Life and Legacy of John Papa 'Ī'ī. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-5873-5.
- ^ a b c Fornander, Abraham (1880). An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origins and Migrations, and the Ancient History of the Hawaiian People to the Times of Kamehameha I. Trubner & Company.
- ^ a b Young, Kanalu G. Terry (2021-12-12). Rethinking the Native Hawaiian Past. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-52677-6.
- ^ Kamehiro, Stacy L. (2009-07-27). The Arts of Kingship: Hawaiian Art and National Culture of the Kalakaua Era. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-3263-6.
- Abraham Fornander (1880). John F. G. Stokes (ed.). An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origin and Migrations. Republished 1969 Charles E. Tuttle Company, Rutland, Vermont. p. 127.
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