Kahelelani
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Kahelelani was the High Chief or ruler of the island of Ni'ihau, Hawaii
. He was the son of High Chief Kanehuanui and High Chiefness Kaluahineloa. The small shells used in Ni'ihau lei were named after him.
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
. He was the son of High Chief Kanehuanui and High Chiefness Kaluahineloa. The small shells used in Ni'ihau lei were named after him.