Kamauaua
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Kamauaua, 1st Alii Aimoku of Molokai
, ruling either in the 11th or 13th century. He held sway over the island of Molokai
, and was its first supreme king ruling it without any oppositions. Tradition has not preserved the pedigree of his family beyond that he was the progneitor, but, as mentioned before, its connection with Kamau'a'Uaancient Nanaulu line is frequently affirmed.
His pride of his descent, and regarded with aversion and well-founded alarm for the new migratory tide which for year past has been casting upon the shores of the islands a flood of alien adventurers, whose warlike and aggressive chiefs were steadily possessing themselves of the fairest portion on the archipelago. Theses invader were from of the second migratory group from the Society Islands
. He had sought to form a league made of the native chiefs against these intruders. But the wily invaders with their new religion to awe the masses and new customs and new traditions to charm the native nobility, had, through intermarriage and strategy rather than force, become virtual ruler of Hawaii, Maui, Oahu, and Kauai. Kamauaua abandoned all hope of seeing these new settlers supplanted.
Because he held sway over Molokai, the fifth in sizes in the group, it remained exclusively under native control, and its resolute old chief had from their infancy instilled into his sons a hatred of the souther spoilers and a resolution to resist their aggression to the bitter end. The children of Kamauaua and his wife Hinakeha were: Kaupeepee and Keoloewa, Haili, and Uli-hala-nui. His eldest son gave up his right to succeed to his younger brother to seek a more adventurous life. His second son succeed him as king. His third son is recounted in legends as an ancestor of Kanikaniaula, one of the wives of Kakaalaneo
of Maui and mother of the famous Kaululaau; of his fourth son nothing is known.
Alii Aimoku of Molokai
The Alii Aimoku was the sovereign king or queen of one of the four main Hawaiian Islands. The monarchs of island Molokai, like those of the other Hawaiian islands, claim descent from Wakea...
, ruling either in the 11th or 13th century. He held sway over the island of Molokai
Molokai
Molokai or Molokai is an island in the Hawaiian archipelago. It is 38 by 10 miles in size with a land area of , making it the fifth largest of the main Hawaiian Islands and the 27th largest island in the United States. It lies east of Oahu across the 25-mile wide Kaiwi Channel and north of...
, and was its first supreme king ruling it without any oppositions. Tradition has not preserved the pedigree of his family beyond that he was the progneitor, but, as mentioned before, its connection with Kamau'a'Uaancient Nanaulu line is frequently affirmed.
His pride of his descent, and regarded with aversion and well-founded alarm for the new migratory tide which for year past has been casting upon the shores of the islands a flood of alien adventurers, whose warlike and aggressive chiefs were steadily possessing themselves of the fairest portion on the archipelago. Theses invader were from of the second migratory group from the Society Islands
Society Islands
The Society Islands are a group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean. They are politically part of French Polynesia. The archipelago is generally believed to have been named by Captain James Cook in honor of the Royal Society, the sponsor of the first British scientific survey of the islands;...
. He had sought to form a league made of the native chiefs against these intruders. But the wily invaders with their new religion to awe the masses and new customs and new traditions to charm the native nobility, had, through intermarriage and strategy rather than force, become virtual ruler of Hawaii, Maui, Oahu, and Kauai. Kamauaua abandoned all hope of seeing these new settlers supplanted.
Because he held sway over Molokai, the fifth in sizes in the group, it remained exclusively under native control, and its resolute old chief had from their infancy instilled into his sons a hatred of the souther spoilers and a resolution to resist their aggression to the bitter end. The children of Kamauaua and his wife Hinakeha were: Kaupeepee and Keoloewa, Haili, and Uli-hala-nui. His eldest son gave up his right to succeed to his younger brother to seek a more adventurous life. His second son succeed him as king. His third son is recounted in legends as an ancestor of Kanikaniaula, one of the wives of Kakaalaneo
Kakaalaneo
Kakaalaneo was the 12th Moi of Maui. He was the titular chieftain or king of the island of Maui.He was son of Kaulahea I of Maui. His brother was Kakae. Kakaalaneo appears to be the center of the legends of that reign. He and his brother, appears to have jointly ruled Maui and Lānai with his...
of Maui and mother of the famous Kaululaau; of his fourth son nothing is known.