Kamalālāwalu (Kama-lālā-walu = "Son of eight branches") [1] was the supreme ruler Aliʻi-ʻAimoku of Maui in ancient Hawaii, [2] known to us today from the old chants. [3] He was a great warrior chief and highly regarded for his leadership and resource management. [4] Kamalālāwalu invaded Hawaiʻi Island and engaged in a disastrous battle in Kohala. Kamalālāwalu was killed and his invasion force was decimated. His son Kauhi-a-Kama survived, returned to Maui and became its next ruler. [5]
He was the successor of his father, High Chief Kiha-a-Piʻilani [6] and Queen Kumaka and grandson of Piʻilani [7] and nephew of Queen Piʻikea. [8]
Kamalālāwalu married a woman called Piʻilaniwahine I [9] and their children were:
- Kalakauaʻehu (son)
- Paikalakaua (son)
- Piʻilani-Kapokulani (daughter)
- Kekaikuihaiaokekuʻimanono (daughter)
- Umikalakaua (son)
- Kaunoho I (son)
- Kauhiakama (son and successor)
It was Kamalalawalu who gives the name Maui-of-Kama to the island.
Petroglyphs thought to depict the defeat of Kamalalawalu by Lonoikamakahiki can be viewed at low tide near the temples on Kahaluu Bay.
References
- ^ LEGEND OF KIHAPI‘ILANI
- ^ David Malo, Hawaiian Antiquities, Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press, 1951
- ^ Kamalālāwalu (Kama-lālā-walu) (Mo'i, Ruler of Maui)
- ^ Kamakau, Samuel (1992). Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii. Honolulu: Kamehameha Schools Press. ISBN 0-87336-014-1.
- ^ http://archive.today/2023.01.12-222425/https://staradvertiser.newspapers.com/clip/57281459/honolulu-star-bulletin/[ bare URL]
- ^ Peleioholani, Solomon Lehuanui Kalaniomaiheuila, The Complete Ancestry of John Liwai Kalniopuuikapali-o-Molilele-ma-wai-o-Ahukini-Kau-Hawaii Ena
- ^ Glenda Bendure; Ned Friary (2008). Lonely Planet Maui. Lonely Planet. pp. 242–. ISBN 978-1-74104-714-1.
- ^ Piʻilani's family
- ^ The Stories of the Genealogies of Maui