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Kuaiwa

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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

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  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.
Preceded by High Chief of Hawai‘i Succeeded by