User:Kanahele/Kahelelani

Kahelelani was born in the 1600 to High Chief Kanehuanui and High Chiefess Kawahinepilikua. Kahelelani ruled the island of Ni'ihau in the late 1600. The house of Kahelelani is made up of five branches of different house who are generally related to the house of Kahelelani. The first branch is the house of Ka'iwiokanahele. High Chief Ka'iwiokanahele was the great grandson of Kahelelani through his first wife High Chiefess Nauluhua. The second brach was called Kalanini'ihau. High Chief Kalanini'ihau took this name as his family name for the house of Kalanini'ihau now shortened to Ni'ihau as the name of the house of his descendants. He was the son of Kahelelani through his second wife Kaoahi who was believed to be a Chiefess of High rank and a princess of the house of Makali'i who was a former ruler of Ni'ihau in the early 1500. The third branch of the Kahelelani dynasty was the house of Kakaio or Zakaio. Chief Kukalawela was a grandson to Kahelelani through his third wife Chiefess Laumanienie. Kukalawela then took the name Kulalawelaikakaio as the family named. Then in early 1700 his grandson Kalaolapamaka shortened the family name to Kakaio or Zakaio as it refers to all descendants of his house. The fourth branch to the houseof Kahelelani was Kahineu'ula. Kaniheu'ula was a Chief of lesser chiefly rank due to the fact of his genealogical reports showing that his lineage is mixed with alii and of Maka'ainana or commoner. This signified as unsuitable to the alii's so he had no claims of Alii title's but as a great grandson of Kahelelani, he is a royalty by blood. The fifth branch of the house of Kahelelani was uincertained to be recognize weather or not Kahelelani really married a fifth wife but it is stated that Kaleihuluokalani was a grand daughter to Kahelelani and she beared the title Chiefess Kaleihuluokalani. Their family name was unrecognized. But it is said that Kahele was the house f which she descended from. The house of Ka'iwiokanahele is well known to the island of Ni'ihau in the past and into the future. High Chief Kahelelani was married to High Chief Nauluhua and had a son High Chief Kamakaokalani. after his death, Kaoahi his second wife took over his place as Queen of Ni'ihau. Kamakaokalani then married Chiefess Ululani. They both had a son named High Chief Kaleinonaalii. The Chief lineage continued to prosper. Kaleionaalii then married Haunaniokamakalii who was called "the sacred one". Her genealogical reports were she was a descendant of the house of Manopupaipai, a former ruler or Queen of Ni'ihau during the time of Makalii. Both Kaleinonaalii and Haunaniokamakalii had a son named Ka'iwiokanahele. Ka'iwiokalani took its name and established the house of Ka'iwikanahele leaving the "o" out. Chiefess Leimomi Kakaio who was a descendant of the house of Kakaio. THey had a son named Isaac Ka'iwi Kanahele. Who along with his descenadants, took the Ka'iwikanahele name.