Kahoowaha-o-kalani was the 17th Alii Aimoku of Oahu

Alii Aimoku of Oahu

The Alii Aimoku was the sovereign king or queen of one of the four main Hawaiian Islands. The monarchs of island Oahu, like those of the other Hawaiian islands, claim descent from Wakea. Nanaulu, a fourteenth generation descendant of Wakea was the ancestor of Kumuhonua, 1st known King of Oahu,...

. He ruled as titular king or chief of Oahu

Oahu

Oahu or Oahu , known as "The Gathering Place", is the third largest of the Hawaiian Islands and most populous of the islands in the U.S. state of Hawaii. The state capital Honolulu is located on the southeast coast...

 and district chieftain of Koolau or just Koolaupoko, with his seat at Kailua. Sometimes referred to as Kahoowaha for short.

He was the son of Kanekapu-a-Kakuhihewa, 16th Alii Aimoku of Oahu, and of his wife Kalua. He was recognised as the Moi of Oahu after his father was dead. His life and reign have furnished no theme for bards or raconteurs, from which historian infers that peace and prosperity was uninterrupted. He was the first Oahuan monarch of the Kumuhonua

Kumuhonua

Kumuhonua was 1st Alii Aimoku of Oahu. During his reign Oahu was divided among the sons of Maweke, a legendary figure thought to have colonized the northern islands of Oahu, Kauai and Niihau. He was the grandson of Maweke and son of Mulielealii....

-Elepuukahonua

Elepuukahonua

Elepuukahonua was 2nd Alii Aimoku of Oahu. During his reign Oahu was divided among the sons of Maweke, a member of the Nanaulu line of the blue blood chiefs of the northern islands of Oahu, Kauai and Niihau. He was the grandson of Mulielealii, son of Maweke. He lived between the 11th and 13th...

-Maweke

Maweke

Maweke was a northern Hawaiian king. He was of the Nanaulu line being lineal descendent of Nanaulu, the brother of Ulu, from whom the southern chiefs claim their descent. The northern chiefs of Oahu, Kauai, and Niihau descent from Maweke and Nanaulu...

 line, since Haka of Oahu, to sit on the throne. He descends from Haka's granddaughter, through his mother Kalua. His distant maternal cousins includes the descendant of Ilihiwalani, who ruled as the District Chieftains of southwestern Kauai. His wife was Princess Kawelolauhuki

Kawelolauhuki

Kawelolauhuki, Kauaian Princess or Chiefess, was the Queen Consort of Oahu, being the wife of Kahoowahaokalani, 17th Alii Aimoku of Oahu. Also sometimes referred to as Kawelolauhuku....

 of Kauai, whose pedigree is not clearly stated, but who was undoubtedly either a daughter or a niece of Kawelomahamhaia of Kauai

Kauai

Kauai or Kauai, known as Tauai in the ancient Kaua'i dialect, is geologically the oldest of the main Hawaiian Islands. With an area of , it is the fourth largest of the main islands in the Hawaiian archipelago, and the 21st largest island in the United States. Known also as the "Garden Isle",...

. This union, along with Kahoowaha's own descent from Kumuhonua

Kumuhonua

Kumuhonua was 1st Alii Aimoku of Oahu. During his reign Oahu was divided among the sons of Maweke, a legendary figure thought to have colonized the northern islands of Oahu, Kauai and Niihau. He was the grandson of Maweke and son of Mulielealii....

, no doubt boosted the kapu and power of the royal family there onward because it combined the sacred bloods of the Oahuan royal family with those of the closely related Kauaian royal family. Their son was Kauakahi-a-Kahoowaha, who would follow his father as Moi. He would have the blood of most of the sons and grandsons of Maweke

Maweke

Maweke was a northern Hawaiian king. He was of the Nanaulu line being lineal descendent of Nanaulu, the brother of Ulu, from whom the southern chiefs claim their descent. The northern chiefs of Oahu, Kauai, and Niihau descent from Maweke and Nanaulu...

, the blue blood alii, flowing through his vein.