Kukailani
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Kukailani was a Hawaiian chief a father of Queen Kaikilani
17th Alii Aimoku of Hawaii.
He married Ka'ohukiokalani. The marriage between Kukailani and Ka'ohukiokalani was a half-brother/half-sister union.
"There can be little doubt that Keawenui himself, as well as the public opinion of the chiefs and landholders of Hawaii
, considered his occupancy of the dignity and position of Moi of Hawaii as an usurpation of the rights of his nephew, Kukailani, the son of Keliiokaloa; and this was probably the cause of the commotion and uprising of the great district chiefs in the early part of Keawenui's"
Kaikilani
Kaikilani was the 17th Alii Aimoku of Hawaii Island 1575 - 1605. She ruled as the sovereign Queen or Chiefess of the island of Hawaii. She was also known as Ka'ikilani'ali'iwahine'opuna. She shared power with her two husbands, but she was the ruler, not them. Kaikilani on Venus is named after...
17th Alii Aimoku of Hawaii.
He married Ka'ohukiokalani. The marriage between Kukailani and Ka'ohukiokalani was a half-brother/half-sister union.
"There can be little doubt that Keawenui himself, as well as the public opinion of the chiefs and landholders of Hawaii
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...
, considered his occupancy of the dignity and position of Moi of Hawaii as an usurpation of the rights of his nephew, Kukailani, the son of Keliiokaloa; and this was probably the cause of the commotion and uprising of the great district chiefs in the early part of Keawenui's"