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Kalanipehu was a High Chief on the Hawaiian island Molokai in the 17th century. His name is known from ancient chants. == Biography == He was the most powerful chief of Molokaʻi in the beginning of the 17th century. His parents are not known.〔(Kalanipehu (Kalani-Pehu) (Molokai's High Chief) )〕 Before his reign, this island had been ruled by his ancestors, who were descendants of King Keʻoloʻewa-a-Kamauaua and Chiefess Nuakea.〔''Hawaiian Genealogies: Extracted from Hawaiian Language Newspapers'', volume 1 by Edith Kawelohea McKinzie〕 The scholar Abraham Fornander implied that he was a descendant of Kamauaua, but it is not clear through whom.〔(Kamau'a'Ua )〕 Kalanipehu's daughter Kumakakaha married Kuikai, the chief of Puna who had moved to Molokaʻi. He was closely related to the ruling chiefs or ali'i of Hawaiʻi.〔Abraham Fornander, ''An account of the Polynesian race: its origins and migrations''〕 Kumakakaha and Kuika became the ancestors of the Kaiakea family.〔''Nā Kua'āina: Living Hawaiian Culture'' by Davianna McGregor.〕 At the end of the 17th and in the early 18th century, the independence and autonomy of the island of Molokaʻi were destroyed.〔http://files.usgwarchives.org/hi/keepers/koc10.txt Historical Collections of The Hawaiian Islands - Molokai (Part 3)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kalanipehu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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