Lakona of Oahu

Lakona-a-Nawele (Hawaiian for: "Lakona, son of Nawele"; Hawaiian pronunciation: Lah-koh-nah) was an ancient Hawaiian High Chief of the island of Oahu. He was born c. 1340 on Oʻahu, Hawaii. He ruled over Oʻahu as one of the early monarchs of that island, and was a cousin of the Chief Laakona; both were the descendants of Maweke of Tahiti.^[1]

Lakona, Chief of Oʻahu
Born	Oahu, ancient Hawaii
Spouse	Alaʻikauakoko
Children	Kapae-a-Lakona
Parent(s)	Nawele of Oʻahu Kalanimoeikawaikai

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Life

Lakona was born c. 1340 on Oʻahu, and he was a son of the High Chief Nawele of Oʻahu, whilst Lakonaʻs mother was called Kalanimoeikawaikai.^[2][3] Lakona was a grandson of Prince Kahokupohakano, son of Elepuʻukahonua.^[4]

After Naweleʻs death, Lakona became a monarch of Oʻahu.

Marriage

At some point in his life, Lakona had married a woman named Alaʻikauakoko, also known as Kanakoko,^[5] and their child was a son, Kapae-a-Lakona.^[6][7]

Lakona ruled together with his cousiness Maelo, and was succeeded by his son.

References

1. Family of Maweke
2. Kamakau, Samuel M., Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii (Revised Edition). Appendix Genealogies (Kamehameha Schools Press, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1961).
3. This woman is also known as Kalanamowaiku or as Kalanimoeikawaikaʻa. Chiefesses often had many names in ancient Hawaiʻi.
4. Elepuukahonua (Olepuukahonua) (Ruling Chief of Oahu)
5. Kapaealakona (Kapea-a-Lakona)
6. Unauna, J.K., Ka Nupepa Kuokoa (Newspaper). 1874. "Ka Moolel Kuauhua o na Kupuna O Ke'lii Ekamaekamaeauaia a me Mauli Pokii". The Genealogical History of the Ancestors of the Chief Ekamaekamaeauaia and His Younger Relatives.
7. Kanakoko was also a spouse of Kanipahu of Hawaiʻi.