Keawenui-a-Umi seized power as Ruler of Hawai'i Island when his brother Kealiiokaloa died. The rightful heir Kukailani (son of Kealiiokaloa) was still a child. Keawenui-a-Umi eventually killed Kukailani, the legitimate king, and Kukailani's eldest son Prince Makakaualii. The six existing district chiefs of Hawaii (the Alii-ai-moku of Hilo, Hamakua, Puna, Ka'u, Kohala, and Kona) all rebelled and were defeated. Keawenui's reign marked the replacement of all these chiefly families with new family lines, related to Keawenui-a-Umi. Therefore, most if not all the chiefs of Hawaii, can usually trace their lineage back to the family of Umi, since this replacement of all the district chiefs during the reign of Keawenui-a-Umi re-set the lineages.

Keawenui-a-Umi ruled the BIg Island as conqueror king, under the waiting eye of Kukailani's survviving daughter Kaikilani-Nui-Alii-Wahine-o-Puna, who later herself ruled the island. She, in turn, ended up marrying Keawenui's three sons by Kawaihalau (Koihalauwailaua) the sacred chiefess of Kauai. These sons were Kanaloakuaana, Kanaloakuakawiea and Kanaloakapulehu. She had issue by them.


- DEAN KEKOOLANI
February 12, 2010.

Half Sister of Keawenui-a-Umi

(Ancestry of John Ena / SLK Peleioholani):
Genealogy of Kaikilanimaipanio (w). Akahiilikapu (w) married Kahakumakalina (k); born were Kawaihalaniwailuau** and Keliiohiohi (k) for whom the prostrating kapu of Pihenaakalani for these chiefs this chiefly kapus of Pihenaakalani. (**She is also called Koihalawai in many other genealogies.)

Ruling Chiefess, Ali'i of Molokai. Also called HOAKALANI in many genealogies, including one by SLK Pelioholani, who calls her that in his JOHN ENA genealogy,

S.M. Kamakau calls her Kanealai and confirms she was also a wife of Keawe
(Ke Au Okoa (newspaper) JULY 23, 1866 "O.J. Koii, Kau I Kapua")

From Solomon Peleioholani:
"Piikea (w) married King Umi; born were Aihakoko and Kumalaenuiaumi."

Kamakau also calls her Aihakoko.

Ai-hākōkō (Mary Pukui)