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Ku-a-Manuia was the 13th Alii Aimoku of Oahu
. He reign as the titluar chieftain or King of the island of Oahu
and all its territories it may of claim at the time. His passion for evil and greed was attributed by the chiefs and commoners to his depleted mana
(spiritual power). Thus, the alii of Koolau, Poko, Ewa, Waianae, Koolau Loa and Waialua, including his brothers and sister rebelled against his misrule and ended his six-year reign with his assassination.
He was the eldest son of Kalaimanuia
, the Alii Aimoku of Oahu, and her husband a Lupe Kapukeahomakalii, a son of High Chief Kalanuili and High Chiefess Naluehiloikeahomakalii. His brothers were Kaihikapu-a-Manuia and Hao
, and his sister was the High Chiefess Kekela. According to ancient custom the sons were given over to their several Kahus or guardians, chiefs of high rank and generally related to the parents, to be by them brought up and educated. Thus he, was brought up at Waikiki
, where he was born and the land that was enfeoffed to him, and his brothers and sister were brought up alway from each other. Before his mother's death she made the following dispositions of the government and the land. She appointed her eldest son, Ku-a-Manuia, to succeed her as Moi of Oahu, and she gave him the Kona and Koolaupoko districts for his maintenance. To Kaihikapu-a-Manuia, she confided the charge of the kapu
, the religious culte, and her family gods, " Kukalani" and " Kuhooneenuu;" and for his maintenance she gave him the lands of Kalauao, Aiea
, Halawa, and Moanalua
. To Hao
she gave the districts of Ewa
and Waianae, subject in authority, however, to his two elder brothers. And to her daughter, Kekela, she gave the districts of Waialua and Koolauloa.
When he succeed to the dignity and position of Moi, Ku-a-Manuia was probably over the age of 50 since his mother had died in the 65th year of her reign at the age of 96. Ku-a-Manuia is spoken in the legends of Oahu as an exceedingly greedy and ambitious tyrant, who endeavoured to wrest the lands from his brothers that had been given to them by their mother. By his stupitity he incurred the ill-will of the priests and the country-people, and became very unpopular. This manner of bickering and disputes with his brothers continued for the six years, when finally Ku-a-Manuia resolved on an armed attack on his brother, Kaihikapu-a-Manuia, who was at the time building the two fishponds at Keehi known as Kaihikapu and Lelepaua.
Kaihikpau-a-Manuia defended himself against this sudden attack; the commoer and his brother Hao hurried to his assistance and a general battle was fought between Lelepaua and Kapuaikaula, in which Ku-a-Manuia was slain. Today a memorial stone still point out on that field as marking the place where this Oahuan tyrant fell. Legends has not preserved the names of Ku-a-Manuia's wives or children. The victor Kaihikapu succeed him as the Moi 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 reign as the titluar chieftain or King 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...
and all its territories it may of claim at the time. His passion for evil and greed was attributed by the chiefs and commoners to his depleted mana
Mana
Mana is an indigenous Pacific islander concept of an impersonal force or quality that resides in people, animals, and inanimate objects. The word is a cognate in many Oceanic languages, including Melanesian, Polynesian, and Micronesian....
(spiritual power). Thus, the alii of Koolau, Poko, Ewa, Waianae, Koolau Loa and Waialua, including his brothers and sister rebelled against his misrule and ended his six-year reign with his assassination.
He was the eldest son of Kalaimanuia
Kalaimanuia
Kalaimanuia was the 12th Alii Aimoku of Oahu. She reigned as Queen of the island of Oahu and all its territories it claimed at the time. She was Oahu's last queen regnant until Liliuokalani, the last queen of all of the Hawaiian Islands. She is sometimes referred to as Kalanimanuia...
, the Alii Aimoku of Oahu, and her husband a Lupe Kapukeahomakalii, a son of High Chief Kalanuili and High Chiefess Naluehiloikeahomakalii. His brothers were Kaihikapu-a-Manuia and Hao
Hao of Oahu
Hao, Prince of Oahu, was the High Chief of Ewa and Waianae. He would suffered the same fate as Priam of Troy, in the Ancient Greek myth of the Iliad.-Early life:Hao was born around the 16th or 17th centuries, but most likely the early 16th century...
, and his sister was the High Chiefess Kekela. According to ancient custom the sons were given over to their several Kahus or guardians, chiefs of high rank and generally related to the parents, to be by them brought up and educated. Thus he, was brought up at Waikiki
Waikiki
Waikiki is a neighborhood of Honolulu, in the City and County of Honolulu, on the south shore of the island of Oahu, in Hawaii. Waikiki Beach is the shoreline fronting Waikīkī....
, where he was born and the land that was enfeoffed to him, and his brothers and sister were brought up alway from each other. Before his mother's death she made the following dispositions of the government and the land. She appointed her eldest son, Ku-a-Manuia, to succeed her as Moi of Oahu, and she gave him the Kona and Koolaupoko districts for his maintenance. To Kaihikapu-a-Manuia, she confided the charge of the kapu
Kapu
Kapu refers to the ancient Hawaiian code of conduct of laws and regulations. The kapu system was universal in lifestyle, gender roles, politics, religion, etc. An offense that was kapu was often a corporal offense, but also often denoted a threat to spiritual power, or theft of mana. Kapus were...
, the religious culte, and her family gods, " Kukalani" and " Kuhooneenuu;" and for his maintenance she gave him the lands of Kalauao, Aiea
Aiea
Aiea or Aiea may refer to:* Members of the Hawaiian flowering plant genus Nothocestrum**Nothocestrum breviflorum A.Gray - Smallflower aiea...
, Halawa, and Moanalua
Moanalua
Moanalua is a valley, a stream, an ahupuaa, and a residential neighborhood in Honolulu, Hawaii. The valley extends inland from behind Āliapaakai crater to the crest of the Koʻolau Range....
. To Hao
Hao of Oahu
Hao, Prince of Oahu, was the High Chief of Ewa and Waianae. He would suffered the same fate as Priam of Troy, in the Ancient Greek myth of the Iliad.-Early life:Hao was born around the 16th or 17th centuries, but most likely the early 16th century...
she gave the districts of Ewa
Ewa
Ewa can refer to:In geography:* Eastern Washington* 'Ewa Beach, Hawaii, unincorporated Census-designated place * Ewa Villages, Hawaii, an unincorporated community in the U.S...
and Waianae, subject in authority, however, to his two elder brothers. And to her daughter, Kekela, she gave the districts of Waialua and Koolauloa.
When he succeed to the dignity and position of Moi, Ku-a-Manuia was probably over the age of 50 since his mother had died in the 65th year of her reign at the age of 96. Ku-a-Manuia is spoken in the legends of Oahu as an exceedingly greedy and ambitious tyrant, who endeavoured to wrest the lands from his brothers that had been given to them by their mother. By his stupitity he incurred the ill-will of the priests and the country-people, and became very unpopular. This manner of bickering and disputes with his brothers continued for the six years, when finally Ku-a-Manuia resolved on an armed attack on his brother, Kaihikapu-a-Manuia, who was at the time building the two fishponds at Keehi known as Kaihikapu and Lelepaua.
Kaihikpau-a-Manuia defended himself against this sudden attack; the commoer and his brother Hao hurried to his assistance and a general battle was fought between Lelepaua and Kapuaikaula, in which Ku-a-Manuia was slain. Today a memorial stone still point out on that field as marking the place where this Oahuan tyrant fell. Legends has not preserved the names of Ku-a-Manuia's wives or children. The victor Kaihikapu succeed him as the Moi of Oahu.