Kamanawa (died c. 1802?) was a Hawaiian high chief and early supporter of King
Kamehameha I, known as one of the royal Nīʻaupiʻo twins with his brother
Kameʻeiamoku. He later became the stepfather of Kamehameha by marrying his mother.
Life
Kamanawa's father was Keawepoepoe.[citation needed] His mother was Kanoena, sister of his father.[2]
His namesake grandnephew
Kamanawa II (grandson of his twin) was grandfather of the last two ruling monarchs of the Kingdom.
The name ka manawa (sometimes spelled "Ka-manawa") means "the season" in the
Hawaiian language.[3]
His first wife was named the High Chiefess Kekelaokalani of Maui, the daughter of his aunt, Queen
Kekuiapoiwanui of
Maui, by her second marriage to High Chief Kauakahiakua-o-Lono of Maui.[citation needed] His second wife was Chiefess
Kekuʻiapoiwa II, the mother of Kamehameha I.
He had three sons:
Koahou,
Noukana, and Amamalua from his first wife.
He also has a daughter
Peleuli, who became a consort of King Kamehameha,[4] by his first wife and a daughter Piʻipiʻi Kalanikaulihiwakama by his second wife.
Since his double grandmother
Kalanikauleleiaiwi was Kamehameha's great-grandmother, they were half-cousins once removed by blood. However, he was also father-in-law and stepfather to Kamehameha, so was called his uncle.
Family tree based on Abraham Fornander's; "An Account of the Polynesian Race" and other works from the author, Queen Liliuokalani's; "Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen", Samuel Mānaiakalani Kamakau's; "Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii" and other works by the author, John Papa ʻĪʻī's; "Fragments of Hawaiian History", Edith Kawelohea McKinzie's; "Hawaiian Genealogies: Extracted from Hawaiian Language Newspapers, Vol. I & II", Kanalu G. Terry Young's; "Rethinking the Native Hawaiian Past", Charles Ahlo, Jerry Walker, and Rubellite Kawena Johnson's; "Kamehameha's Children Today", The Hawaiian Historical Society Reports, the genealogies of the Hawaiian Royal families in Kingdom of Hawaii probate, the works of Sheldon Dibble and David Malo as well as the Hawaii State Archive genealogy books. (k) = Kane (Hawaiian for male or husband). (w) = Wahine (female or wife). Hawaiian genealogies use these as indicators for gender instead of (m) and (f)
Lunalilo (k) (January 31, 1835 – February 3, 1874)
Notes:
^Forbes-1998-p. 256 "Twelve days after the first Hawaiian Constitution was signed, a chief, Kamanawa II, grandfather of future monarchs David Kalakaua and Lydia Makaeha Liliuokalani, was hung for the murder of his wife. The method used was poison, and after a trial by jury, Kamanawa and Lonoapuakau (spelled Lonopuakau in title), captain of the Hawaiian vessel Hooikaika, were convicted. The sentence of death was set by the premier (Kekauluohi) and agreed upon by the king only after a long consultation with Commander Charles Wilkes of the United States Exploring Expedition. This is the printed order setting the date of execution for October 20, 1840."[α]
^Forbes-1998-p. 428 "[Caesar Kapaakea] He died in Honolulu on November 13, 1866"[δ]
^Stauffer-2004-p. 61 "[Keohokālole] died in Hilo on April 6, 1869."[ε]
^Kamehiro-2009- p. 61 "High Chiefess Kekāuluohi (ca. 1794–1845), premier, wife of Kamehameha I, and mother of King Lunalilo, built her house at this site, on the premises known as Pohukaina"[ζ]
^Kam - 2017- p.205 "Hawaiian Gazette lists “Kekauluohi, Mother of Lunalilo, died June 7, 1845."[η]
^Pukui and Elbert (2003).
"lookup of manawa". on Hawaiian dictionary. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library, University of Hawaii. Archived from
the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
^Henry Soszynski.
"Kamanawa I". web page on "Rootsweb". Archived from
the original on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
