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Keōua Kalanikupuapaīkalaninui Ahilapalapa, sometimes called Keōua Nui ("Keōua the Great") (died c. 1750s–1760s) was an Ancient Hawaiian noble and the father of Kamehameha I, the first King of united Hawaii. He was progenitor of the House of Keōua Nui. His first name Keoua, or Ke-ao-ua means ''"the rain cloud"'' and was given to him by his subjects because of his generosity. ==Life== Keōua Nui's father was Chief Keeaumoku Nui, the second son of Keaweʻīkekahialiʻiokamoku, King of Hawaii island, and his second wife, Princess Kalanikauleleiaiwi. His mother, Chiefess Kamakaimoku, was from the noble family of I of Hilo. Keōua was a half-brother of King Kalaniōpuu of the island of Hawaii through his mother who also married Kalaninuiamamao, Kalaniōpuu's father. Keōua Nui was raised as royalty due to his royal birth. His father was a ''Piʻo'' chief which was considered among the highest rank in Hawaiian society. Through his mother and father he was descended from Kings Umi-a-Liloa and Liloa and related to chiefs of Maui, Oahu, and Kauai. He was chief of the Kohala district and Kona district of the island. He was a non-ruling chief; the ruling chief of Kona and Kohala was his brother Kalaniōpuu. During his youth he spent his time at the royal court on Maui. His wives were: *Kahikikala – mother of Kalokuokamaile *Kalanilehua *Kekuiapoiwa II – mother of Kamehameha I and Keliʻimaikaʻi *Kamakaeheikuli – mother of Kalaʻimamahu and Kaweloʻokalani *Manono I – mother of Kiʻilaweau *Kalola – mother of Kekuiapoiwa Liliha *Akahiakapuakuleana – mother of Kaleiwohi His bones were deposited in the cliffs above Kealakekua Bay, which to this day are still called ''pali kapu o Keōua'', "the forbidden cliffs of Keōua". His remaining descendants are generally considered those of his eldest son Kalokuokamaile. In 1920, High Chiefess Elizabeth Kekaʻaniau Laʻanui Pratt wrote a book, ''Keoua Nui: Father of Kings'', as a tribute to her great-great grandfather. It was republished in 1999 by his great-great-great-great-great grandson, David Castro.〔"Pratt"〕 The first use of the name "House of Keōua Nui" dates to a press release by descendant Owana Salazar. 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「Keōua」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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