Talk:Keōua

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He is father of Kamehameha I and grandson of King Keaweikekahiali`iokamoku of the island of Hawaii, half brother of King Kalani‘opu‘u of the island of Hawaii. He was chief of Kohala —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.244.43.99 (talk) 07:00, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Please add references. —Viriditas | Talk 07:03, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Death

Most sources seems to agree that he died at Piopio, Hilo of an illness and was suspected of being poisoned or prayed to death by Alapainui. But Fornander gives this date to be 1752, years before Kamehameha's legendary birth under Haley's Comet.--KAVEBEAR (talk) 03:57, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

Wives

He married two daughters of Aliʻi Haʻae-a-Mahi, High Chiefess Kamakaeheikuli and High Chiefess Kekuiapoiwa II who were niece of the King Alapai'nui that usurped his uncles claimed to the throne and absorbed him into his tribe. Kekuiaipoiwa was daughter of High Chiefess Kekela-nui the aunt of Keoua. From Kekuiaipoiwa was born Kamehameha and Kealiimaikai, Chief Priest of Io and Kane and the ancestor of Queen Emma, and from Kamakaeheikuli, Kalaimamahu who was the ancestor of Lunalilo, was born. His other marriage he married his maternal half sister, Manono I who was a daughter of Alapainui and begot Chieftess Kiʻilaweau who was mother of Keaoua Kekuaokalani who would later lead the revolt against Kamehameha successor Liholiho at the Battle of Kuamoʻo. He married Aliʻi Kalola Pupuka-o-Honokawailani the daughter of King Kekaulike of Maui and they had Kekuiapoiwa Liliha the mother of Keopuolani. His last marriage was to Aliʻi Akahi-a-Kawalu, elder daughter of Alii Palikua, Alii of Koloa, by his wife, Queen Kawalu, daughter of Kamakahelei, 22nd Alii Aimoku of Kauai.[3] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 161.53.179.233 (talk) 12:33, 6 February 2012 (UTC)