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'''Kūkaniloko'''<ref>She was probably named after the god called [[Kū]].</ref> was an [[ancient Hawaii]]an noble lady, who became the Chiefess (Hawaiian: ''[[Aliʻi]] Wahine'') of the island of [[Oahu]], and had a long reign. |
'''Kūkaniloko'''<ref>She was probably named after the god called [[Kū]].</ref> was an [[ancient Hawaii]]an noble lady, who became the Chiefess (Hawaiian: ''[[Aliʻi]] Wahine'') of the island of [[Oahu]], and had a long reign. |
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Lady Kūkaniloko was born on Oʻahu as a daughter of High Chief [[Piliwale]] and his spouse, High Chiefess Paʻakanilea. Kūkanilokoʻs younger sister was called Kohipalaoa; they were Piliwaleʻs only children, and he had no sons.<ref>Johannes C. Andersen. Tuttle Publishing, 2012. ''Myths & Legends of the Polynesians''. "Piliwale had two daughters, but no son."</ref> After Piliwale's death, Kūkaniloko became the first female ruler of the whole island of Oʻahu; there were some female rulers on Oʻahu before Kūkaniloko — like [[Mualani]] — but they ruled only over the small portion of Oʻahu. |
Lady Kūkaniloko was born on Oʻahu as a daughter of High Chief [[Piliwale]] and his spouse, High Chiefess Paʻakanilea. Kūkanilokoʻs younger sister was called Kohipalaoa; they were Piliwaleʻs only children, and he had no sons.<ref>Johannes C. Andersen. Tuttle Publishing, 2012. ''Myths & Legends of the Polynesians''. "Piliwale had two daughters, but no son."</ref> After Piliwale's death, Kūkaniloko became the first female ruler of the whole island of Oʻahu; there were some female rulers on Oʻahu before Kūkaniloko — like [[Mualani]] — but they ruled only over the small portion of Oʻahu. |
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Kūkaniloko, Chiefess of Oʻahu | |
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| Children | Kalaʻimanuʻia |
| Parent(s) | Piliwale of Oʻahu Paʻakanilea of Oʻahu |
Kūkaniloko[1] was an ancient Hawaiian noble lady, who became the Chiefess (Hawaiian: Aliʻi Wahine) of the island of Oahu, and had a long reign.
Biography
Lady Kūkaniloko was born on Oʻahu as a daughter of High Chief Piliwale and his spouse, High Chiefess Paʻakanilea. Kūkanilokoʻs younger sister was called Kohipalaoa; they were Piliwaleʻs only children, and he had no sons.[2] After Piliwale's death, Kūkaniloko became the first female ruler of the whole island of Oʻahu; there were some female rulers on Oʻahu before Kūkaniloko — like Mualani — but they ruled only over the small portion of Oʻahu.
Marriage
Kūkaniloko married a man called Luaia,[3] who was a chief from Maui. They had at least one child[4] — Kalaʻimanuʻia,[5] who became the Chiefess of Oʻahu (after her mother's death).[6][7]
See also
References
- ^ She was probably named after the god called Kū.
- ^ Johannes C. Andersen. Tuttle Publishing, 2012. Myths & Legends of the Polynesians. "Piliwale had two daughters, but no son."
- ^ Kamakau, Samuel Mānaiakalani, Ka Nupepa Kuokoa (newspaper). 1865. "Ka Moolelo O Hawaii Nei".
- ^ It is possible that Kūkaniloko and her spouse also had a son named Kauhimakapaweo.
- ^ P. Grimshaw, K. Holmes, M. Lake (2001). Women's Rights and Human Rights: International Historical Perspectives. P. 77.
- ^ Fornander, Abraham (circuit judge of Maui), An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origin and Migrations. Trubner & Company, Ludgate Hill, London (1880)/Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1969., p. 274.
- ^ Kamakau, Samuel Mānaiakalani, Ka Nupepa Kuokoa (newspaper). 1865. "He Mau Olele Mua No Ka Mookuauhau o Kamehameha I".