Kalapana of Hawaiʻi

King Kalapa of Hawaii was a High Chief who lived in ancient Hawaii.[1] He is mentioned in old chants and legends.

Names

Kalapa is also known as Kalapanakuʻioʻiomoa, Kalapana and Kalapaua. Kalapanakuʻioʻiomoa is his longest name that includes the nickname. He is commonly known as either Kalapa or Kalapana.

Family

Kalapa was possibly a son of Prince Kanaloa and his sister Makoʻani, who are the children of Hualani of Molokai and King Kanipahu.[2] Kalapa married Malamaʻihanaʻae, who is also called Makeʻamalamaʻihanai.[3] Their son was King Kahaimoelea.[4]

Reign

According to the legends, Kalapa was a successor of the cruel king Kamaiole.[5]

Notes

  1. ↑ David Malo, Hawaiian Antiquities, Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press, 1951.
  2. ↑ However, there is a chant that describes Kalapa as a son of Kanipahu and his concubine Alaʻikauakoko.
  3. ↑ In ancient Hawaii, it was common for chiefesses to have many names.
  4. ↑ Kalapanaku'io'iomoa
  5. ↑ Abraham Fornander, An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origin and Migrations, Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1969
  • Christopher Buyers. "The Ancestors of King Kamehameha (Page 1)". Royal Ark web site. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
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