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::''For a Hawaiian goddess of milk, see Nuakea (deity).'' Nuakea was a High Chiefess in Ancient Hawaii, who was a Princess of Oahu island by birth and became Queen of Molokai, another Hawaiian island.〔Kalākaua, His Hawaiian Majesty. ''The Legends And Myths of Hawaii: The Fable and Folk-lore of a Strange People.'' Tokyo, Japan: Charles E. Tuttle Company Inc. of Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo Japan, 1972.〕 She is mentioned in Hawaiian legends and by historian Abraham Fornander. == Biography == Nuakea was born on the island of Oahu to the High Chief Keaunui of Ewa and his wife, High Chiefess Wehelani and was named after the goddess of lactation.〔''Native Planters in Old Hawaii: their life, lore, and environment''; by Edward Smith Craighill Handy; Elizabeth Green Handy; Mary Kawena Pukui. Honolulu, 1972〕 She was a granddaughter of famous chief Maweke, a royal chief of blue blood and legendary ancestor of sacred chiefs. Brothers of Nuakea were King Laʻakona of Ewa and prophet Moi and her cousin was King Kumuhonua. She went on Molokai and married King Keʻoloʻewa-a-Kamauaua. He was the second known lord of the island. Her parents-in-law were King Kamauʻaʻua and Hinakeha and her brother-in-law was the famous Prince Kaupeʻepeʻe-nui-kauila. Moi was a friend of that prince.〔Abraham Fornander, ''(An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origin and Migrations )'', Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1969.〕 The only known child of Nuakea and her husband was Queen regnant Kapau-a-Nuʻakea, named after her mother.〔(Kapau-A-Nuakea )〕 She ruled after her father had died. Nuakea was a grandmother of Queen Kamauliwahine and ancestor of Prince Kalahumoku I of Hana. 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「Nuakea」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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