There genealogies, some from old Hawaiian language newspapers, which incorrectly teach that the mother of Ki'ilaweau is Manono (Manono I, Manono Nui), the daughter Alapai Nui and Kamakaimoku.

The mother of Ki'ilaweau (Ki'ilaweau I) is Huaimanono, daughter of Kauluonana (k.) and Kalanioumi (Kalani-o-Umi) (w.). Kalanioumi is the daughter of Kaikilanialiiwahineopuna, Ruling Queen of Hawaii.

From S.L.K. Peleioholani (Ancestry of John Ena):

HAWAIIAN:
Kauluonana (k) hoao ia Kalanioumi (w) kaikamahine a Kaikilaninuialiiwahineopuna ekahi me ke kane elua Kanaloakapulehu hanau na Lani Huaimanono (w) kupuna o Kekuaokalani ame Kauakahiheleikaiwi (w) kupuna o Liwai Ena, A. A. Haalelea, L. A. Coney, L. M. Kekupuohikapulikoliko.

ENGLISH:
Kauluonana (k) married Kalanioumi (w), daughter of Kaikilaninuialiiwahineopuna I with the second husband Kanaloakapulehu; born were the chiefs Huaimanono (w), grandmother of Kekuaokalani and Kauakahiheleikaiwi (w), grandmother of Liwai Ena, A. A. Haalelea, L. A. Coney, and L. M. Kekupuohiokapulikoliko.

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ENGLISH:
Huaimanono (w), grandmother of Kekuaokalaninui, was killed in battle at Kuamoo, Kona, and for whom this name is called upon her grandchild, L. A. Kekuakapuokekuaokalani Coney, and her younger sibling.

Kauluonana (k) married Kalanioumi (w), daughter of Kaikilaninuialiiwahineopuna I with the second husband Kanaloakapulehu; born were the chiefs Huaimanono (w), grandmother of Kekuaokalani and Kauakahiheleikaiwi (w),

High Chief of Kohala and Kona.
FULL NAME: Keōua Kalanikupuapaʻikalaninui Ahilapalapa

NOTES ON KEAOUA by D.P.KEKOOLANI

The genealogist SLK Peleioholani's accounts of the Keaouakalanikupuapaikalaninui are at odds with commonly traditions. He puts forth the following controversial information:

(1) Keōua Kalanikupuapaʻikalaninui is not the biological father of Kamehameha Paiea (the Great). The true biological father of Kamehameha being Kahekili II, King of Maui. This is not a controversial idea and it is gaining more acceptance over time. The more radical aspect of this teaching is the additional notion that Kekuipowa II, wife of Keōua, is also not Kamehameha's natural mother (see below).

(2) Keōua is not the son of Keeaumoku-Nui, but Kalaninuiamamao. His mother remains Kamakaimoku, who was married to both men.

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NOTES FROM
"The Complete Ancestry of John Liwai Kalniopuuikapali-o-Molilele-ma-wai-o-Ahukini-Kau-Hawaii Ena":
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HAWAIIAN:
Kalaninuiamamao (k) hoao ia Kamakaimoku (w) hanau o Kalaniopuu (k) moi o Hawaii, Ka'u, Puna ame Kona, hanau o Keaouakalanikupuapaikalaninui (k), makuakane o Kamehameha I, aka, aole nana o Kamehameha ehiku makahiki o ka noho ana o Keaoua me kana alii wahine aole he loaa o ke keiki a kii mai Keaweaheulu (k), Kameeiamoku (k), Kamanawa (k) ia Kahekiliahumanu (k), moi o Maui lawe ia a hiki i Hawaii, kahi o ke lii Kekuiapoiwa e noho ana a hoao ia aku la na lii a loaa mai ia he lani, he nai aupuni kaulana oia ka imi Sani Haku, ana a na In la a pela no i nui ai na lii.

ENGLISH:
Kalaninuiamamao (k) married Kamakaimoku (w) and was born Kalaniopuu (k) King of Hawaii, Ka'u, Puna, and Kona, and was born Keaouakalanikupuapaikalaninui (k), father of Kamehameha I, but Kamehameha was not by him; Keaoua was married for seven years to his chiefly wife, but he did not have a child so Keaweaheulu (k), Kameeiamoku (k), Kamanawa (k) got Kahekiliahumanu (k), King of Maui, to come to Hawaii where Kekuiapoiwa was living and in this mating had that child, a famous conqueror, the seeker of chiefs, leader of the chiefs and in that did the chiefs increase.



ENGLISH:
Keaouakalanikupuapaikalaninui (k) married Kekuiapoiwa II, chief of Kona, Hawaii, no issue.


ENGLISH:
Look at Kuhooheiheipahu (w) and Kahekili (k), they being the true chiefly parents of Kamehameha I, Kalanikupule (k), and Koalaukani (k).

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In this same JOHN ENA genealogy, we see that Peleioholani understands that Keaou is still Kamehameha's "father" in the sense that he was the head of the family to which Kamehameha belonged. Kamehameha was given (hanai) to Keaou and his wife by Kahekili and Ku. This kind of child-giving was common practise among the chiefs and was a kind of bonding ritual between chiefly families:
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ENGLISH:
Look at the chief Kalaniopuu (k), he is the own grandson of Umiulaikaahumanu (w) (true chiefly class) and Kuanuuanu (k) of Waianae, Oahu. Look closely at Kalaninuiiamamao, the own father of Kalaniopuu (k). A high chief. And here are the chiefly descendants that are seen in the broad daylight.:
Look at Kalaniopuu (k) and his
2. Younger brother Keoua (k), father of Kamehameha I.
3. Sister Kekaulikeikawekiuonalani (w), grandmother of L. M. kekupuohi.
4. Sister Kahiwaokalani (w). Grandmother of the Princes.
5. Sister Ahia (w).
Here is the (wohi) son of Kalaninuiiamamao (k), namely
6. Keawema'uhili (k), he is the own grandfather of
7. S. L. Kalaniomaiheuila Peleioholani (k), own father of
8. A. Kahalelehua Kaonohiulaokalani Notley.*

* Annie Kahalelehua Peleioholani, daughter of Solomon Peleioholani and Elizabeth Kekumano)