Kīwalaʻō

Kīwalaʻō (c. 1760 – July 1782)^[2] was the aliʻi nui of the island of Hawaii in 1782 when he was defeated at the Battle of Mokuohai and overthrown by Kamehameha I.^[3]

Kīwalaʻō
Aliʻi nui of Hawaiʻi Island
The cloak of Kīwalaʻō, 1899
Died	July, 1782[1] Battle of Mokuʻōhai
Spouse	Kekuʻiapoiwa Liliha
Issue	Keōpūolani
Father	Kalaniʻōpuʻu
Mother	Kalola Pupuka-o-Honokawailani

Early life

Kīwalaʻō was born in 1760^[2] to Aliʻi Nui, Kalaniʻōpuʻu and his queen consort Kalola Pupuka.^[4][5] He was the eldest son of the ruler and was the heir apparent. While he was alive at the time of Captain Cook's arrival, he was not present and there is no foreign account of him.^[6]

He is said to have been of a weak character while his half brother Keōua Kuahuula was the exact opposite and more comparable to the knights of the Middle Ages.^[7]