This meant his older half-brother Kīwalaʻō was in line to inherit the kingdom.
Later lifeedit
He was not happy, however, to receive no lands after his father died in 1781. He challenged his cousin Kamehameha I, resulting in the Battle of Moku'ohai. He escaped the battle to relatives in the Kaʻū district to the South in 1782. Although Kamehameha controlled the West side of the island, repeated raids never resulted in a clear victory for either side.
In 1790, after escaping another attack, his party was caught in an eruption of Kilauea, and lost two thirds of his army to lava. He was killed in 1791 when Kamehameha invited him to the Puʻukoholā Heiau in Kohala. He was captured in what is sometimes called the Battle of Kawaihae, and Keōua's body offered as a sacrifice to sanctify the new temple.
He may have mutilated himself before landing so as to render himself an inappropriate sacrificial victim. As he stepped on shore, one of Kamehameha's chiefs threw a spear at him. By some accounts he dodged it, but was then cut down by musket fire. Caught by surprise, Keōua's bodyguards were killed.[4]
Keoua had many wives including Kaʻiolaniokaʻiwalani, Hiʻileiohiiaka, Nalaniewalu and Luahiwa. He had several daughters and two sons.[5] He was the last independent district ruler on the island of Hawaiʻi.
^Houston, Victor S. K. (1931). "Kamehameha the Great". In Ford, Alexander Hume (ed.). The Mid-Pacific Magazine, Volume 42. T.H., A.H. Ford; Pan-Pacific Union, Pan-Pacific Research Institution. pp. 129–132.
keōua, kūʻahuʻula, keōua, father, kamehameha, this, person, uncle, keōua, aliʻi, member, royal, class, during, time, unification, kingdom, hawaiʻi, ūthe, site, death, national, historic, landmarkbornc, 1762died1791, aged, puʻukoholā, heiauspousekaʻiolaniokaʻiw. For the Keōua who was father of Kamehameha I and this person s uncle see Keōua Keōua Kuʻahuʻula was an Aliʻi member of the royal class during the time of the unification of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi Keōua KuʻahuʻulaAli i Nui of Ka uThe site of his death is a National Historic LandmarkBornc 1762Died1791 aged 28 29 Puʻukohola HeiauSpouseKaʻiolaniokaʻiwalaniHouseKeaweFatherKalaniʻōpuʻuMotherKanekapōleiFamily editHis name means rain cloud of the red cloak 1 2 129 His father was Kalaniʻōpuʻu the king at the time of the arrival of Captain James Cook His mother was Kanekapōlei one of the later wives of Kalaniʻōpuʻu 3 and mother of Pauli Kaʻōleioku the grandfather of Bernice Pauahi Bishop and Ruth Keelikolani This meant his older half brother Kiwalaʻō was in line to inherit the kingdom Later life editHe was not happy however to receive no lands after his father died in 1781 He challenged his cousin Kamehameha I resulting in the Battle of Moku ohai He escaped the battle to relatives in the Kaʻu district to the South in 1782 Although Kamehameha controlled the West side of the island repeated raids never resulted in a clear victory for either side In 1790 after escaping another attack his party was caught in an eruption of Kilauea and lost two thirds of his army to lava He was killed in 1791 when Kamehameha invited him to the Puʻukohola Heiau in Kohala He was captured in what is sometimes called the Battle of Kawaihae and Keōua s body offered as a sacrifice to sanctify the new temple He may have mutilated himself before landing so as to render himself an inappropriate sacrificial victim As he stepped on shore one of Kamehameha s chiefs threw a spear at him By some accounts he dodged it but was then cut down by musket fire Caught by surprise Keōua s bodyguards were killed 4 Keoua had many wives including Kaʻiolaniokaʻiwalani Hiʻileiohiiaka Nalaniewalu and Luahiwa He had several daughters and two sons 5 He was the last independent district ruler on the island of Hawaiʻi References edit Kamehameha Genealogy on Hawaiian Roots web site Houston Victor S K 1931 Kamehameha the Great In Ford Alexander Hume ed The Mid Pacific Magazine Volume 42 T H A H Ford Pan Pacific Union Pan Pacific Research Institution pp 129 132 Elizabeth Kekaaniauokalani Pratt 2009 1920 History of Keoua Kalanikupuapa i nui father of Hawaii kings and his descendants T H republished by Kessinger Publishing ISBN 978 1 104 76661 0 Herbert Henry Gowen 1977 1919 The Napoleon of the Pacific Kamehameha the Great Revell republished AMS Press ISBN 978 0 404 14221 6 Kekoolani Genealogy of Descendants of the Ruling Chiefs of Hawai i kekoolani org Archived from the original on 2023 01 11 Preceded byKiwalaʻo Aliʻi Nui of Kaʻu1782 1791 Succeeded byKamehameha I part of Kingdom of Hawaii Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Keōua Kuʻahuʻula amp oldid 1223617218, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
