top of page

Kaikilanialiʻiwahineopuna

17th Mō‘i of Hawai‘i

​

Kaikilani was the first Mō‘iwahine of Hawai‘i island.

Royal Ark

Polynesian Voyaging Society Named Ankaa, a star after our kupunawahine.

​

Ankaa = Kaikilani [Lit., The small chief. Kaikilani was the first Mō‘iwahine of Hawai‘i island, and her ascent to leadership united warring factions of the same family. Ankaa is south of Algenib = Pi‘ilani and Markab/Keawe, and Kaikilani was a descendant of both Māui and Hawai‘i lineages.

ka_lupe_o_kawelo.jpg
s3d_s03.gif

International Astronomical Union named a complex crater on the planet Venus after our kupunawahine.

​

​

The honor of these celestial bodies bearing the name of our kupunawahine undoubtedly validates the important significance she held during her reign.  

​

img-3.jpeg

Moʻolelo of

KAIKILANIALIʻIWAHINEOPUNA

Collection of moʻolelo sourced from Hawaii Legends Index 

431102_2001501334486_1823199947_n.jpg
431102_2001501334486_1823199947_n.jpg

Fornander Collection of Hawaiian Antiquities and Folk-Lore, Volume 4

"Story of Lonoikamakahiki"
Abraham​ Fornander

In the Path of the Trade Winds

"Lonoikamakahiki and Kaikilani"

Cora Wells ​Thorpe

20655894862_2f5acff513_o.jpg.webp
hawaii-tree-tunnel.jpg

 More Hawaiian Folk Tales: A Collection of Native Legends and Traditions

"Lono and Kaikilani"

Thomas G Thrum

Myths & Legends of Our New Possessions & Protectorate

"The Wronged Wife"

Charles M. Skinner

4254063792_7b62649f19_b.jpg
Keolonahihi-SHP-Kamoa-Point-Keauhou-22-1-bds-5-Large-1024x734.jpg.webp

The Legends and Myths of Hawaii: The Fables and Folk-Lore of a Strange People

"Lono and Kaikilani"

 David Kalakaua and Mallory Daggett Rollin

Myths & Legends of Our New Possessions & Protectorate

"The Adventures of Iwikauikaua"

 David Kalakaua and Mallory Daggett Rollin

Unknown-19.jpg

"That is for us to stand in the midday sun when you can speak with a sharp tongue about the descendants of Kaikilanialiiwahineopuna and Kaukalihoano the third standard bearer of Kahoalii..."
​
Solomon Lehuanui Kalaniomaiheilu Peleioholani 
(in Ancestry of John Liwai Ena)

Contact Us

Thanks for submitting!

Contact

Chey (Makanui): 808-796-0250

cheyparisk@gmail.com

© 2023 by Nā Mamo Aliʻi ʻO Kaikilanialiʻiwahineopuna

bottom of page