Hinakaimauliʻawa

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Hinakaimauliʻawa

Hinakaimauliʻawa (also spelled as Hina-kai-mauli-ʻawa) was an ancient Hawaiian High Chiefess,[1] a Princess of Koʻolau Range on the island of Oahu. She was a member of the royal house of Maweke, who was of Tahitian ancestry,[2] and also the first cousin of very High Chiefess Nuʻakea of Molokai.[3][4]

Hinakaimauliʻawa was a ruler of Koʻolau Range (it can be seen on this image)

Her parents were Chief Kalehenui of Koʻolau and his spouse, Chiefess Kahinao (Kahinalo).[5][6] Hinakaimauliʻawa is their only known child mentioned in the chants and was named after goddess Hina.

Hinakaimauliʻawa married a man named Kahiwakapu (Ka-hiwa-ka-ʻapu), whose parents are unknown.

The only known child of Hinakaimauliʻawa and her husband was Princess Mualani of Koʻolau, a successor of her mother.[7]

Preceded by Princess of Koʻolau Succeeded by

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