Kalehenui was a northern Hawaiian chief. The second son 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...

 and brother of Mulielealii

Mulielealii

Mulielealii was a northern Hawaiian chief and King of Western Oahu. The eldest son of Maweke and brother of Kalehenui and Keaunui. He was of the Nanaulu line being lineal descendant of Nanaulu, the brother of Ulu, from whom the southern chiefs claim their descent. Every monarchs of Oahu after his...

 and Keaunui

Keaunui

Keaunui was a northern Hawaiian chief. He was of the Nanaulu line being lineal descendant of Nanaulu, the brother of Ulu, from whom the southern chiefs claim their descent.He was one of the three sons of Maweke and his wife Naiolaukea...

. He was of the Nanaulu line being lineal descendant of Nanaulu, the brother of Ulu

Ulu

An ulu is an all-purpose knife traditionally used by Eskimo women, both Yupik and Inuit. It is utilized in applications as diverse as skinning and cleaning animals, cutting a child's hair, cutting food and, if necessary, trimming blocks of snow and ice used to build an igloo...

, from whom the southern chiefs claim their descent.

Kalehenui, and his family, according to legend, was said to have chiefly resided on the Koolau side of the island 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...

. His wife was Kahinalu and they had a daughter named Hinakaimauliawa

Hinakaimauliawa

Hinakaimauliawa, a Princess or High Chiefess of Oahu, was the District Chieftain or Queen of Koolau on the island Oahu. During her days, Oahu was divided among the descendants of Maweke, the legendary blue blood alii from which the Northern royal bloodlines sprouted.Hinakaimauliawa was the...

. Nothing very remarkable is related of the descendants of Kalehenui during this early period, except that tradition informs that during the time of Mualani, the granddaughter of Kalehenui, while she and her husband Kaomealani lived at Kaopulolia in Kaneohe, Oahu, there arrived at the promonory of Mokapu, in Kaneohe aforesaid, a vessel with foreigner (haole

Haole

Haole , in the Hawaiian language, is generally used to refer to an individual that fits one of the following: "White person, American, Englishman, Caucasian; American, English; formerly, any foreigner; foreign, introduced, of foreign origin, as plants, pigs, chickens"...

) on board. Tradition gives the vessels's name as Ulupana and of the crew are mentioned the chief or captain, Mololana, and his wife, Malaea, and three others. Whether they remained in the country or left again is not known.

Other notable descendants, besides Mualani, includes Laninui-a-kaihupee, chief of Koolau, Oahu, and son-in-law of Piilani of Maui; Kaulaulaokalani

Kaulaulaokalani

Kaulaulaokalani was District Chieftain or King of Koolau on Oahu. Oahu was divided among the descendants of Maweke, a legendary blue blood alii from which the Northern royal bloodlines spouted...

, chief of Koolau during Lakona

Lakona

Lakona was the 5th Alii Aimoku of Oahu. During his reign Oahu was divided among the descendants of Maweke, a legendary figure and the blue blood alii from which the Northern royal bloodline came forth from...

's days; and Kualoakalailai, mother of Kaunui-a-Kanehoalani, wife of King Kaihikapuamanuia

Kaihikapuamanuia

Kaihikapu-a-Manuia was the 14th Alii Aimoku of Oahu. He reigned as the titular chieftain or King of the island of Oahu and all its territories it may of claim at the time.-Early life:...

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Genealogy of the Koolau Chiefs

Husband (Kane)	Wife (Wahine)	Children (Keiki)
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...	Naiolaukea	Mulielealii Mulielealii Mulielealii was a northern Hawaiian chief and King of Western Oahu. The eldest son of Maweke and brother of Kalehenui and Keaunui. He was of the Nanaulu line being lineal descendant of Nanaulu, the brother of Ulu, from whom the southern chiefs claim their descent. Every monarchs of Oahu after his...
		Keaunui Keaunui Keaunui was a northern Hawaiian chief. He was of the Nanaulu line being lineal descendant of Nanaulu, the brother of Ulu, from whom the southern chiefs claim their descent.He was one of the three sons of Maweke and his wife Naiolaukea...
		Kalehenui
Kalehenui	Kahinalo	Hinakaimauliawa Hinakaimauliawa Hinakaimauliawa, a Princess or High Chiefess of Oahu, was the District Chieftain or Queen of Koolau on the island Oahu. During her days, Oahu was divided among the descendants of Maweke, the legendary blue blood alii from which the Northern royal bloodlines sprouted.Hinakaimauliawa was the...
Kahiwakapu	Hinakaimauliawa Hinakaimauliawa Hinakaimauliawa, a Princess or High Chiefess of Oahu, was the District Chieftain or Queen of Koolau on the island Oahu. During her days, Oahu was divided among the descendants of Maweke, the legendary blue blood alii from which the Northern royal bloodlines sprouted.Hinakaimauliawa was the...	Mualani (Mua)
Kaomealani	Mualani	Kuomua
		Kapuaamua
Kuomua	Kapuaamua	Kawalewaleoku
Kawalewaleoku	Unaula	Kaulaulaokalani Kaulaulaokalani Kaulaulaokalani was District Chieftain or King of Koolau on Oahu. Oahu was divided among the descendants of Maweke, a legendary blue blood alii from which the Northern royal bloodlines spouted...

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