Observe also the high chiefly descent of Keawe's son Kalaninuiiamamao Based on genealogies gathered by Hawaiian assistants who for three years, gathered legends, chants, prayers, history and culture of Hawaiians. The place is important. They also have additional Hawaiian genealogy records on their Hawaii State Archives Digital Collections websiteat the very bottom of the page under "Private/Manuscript Collections.". Once you have located a document, it can often be viewed, downloaded, and printed. Hereditary line of Liloa is broken by the usurping rule of Alapainui. 1185-1215) Kanipahu, 4 th Alii Aimoku of Hawaii (ca. I went on the Internet and pulled them together. He succeeded on the death of his father in 1465. Uncertified copies of documents recorded as of January 1992 can be downloaded immediately after purchase. You can also browse the indexes. [11] Some bore Khili, royal standards made of feathers, and were attendants of the higher-ranking alii. All men and women of the parental generation are called Makua kane (men) or Makua wahine (women), which is a respectful name given to all men and women in our mothers generation. Queen Lili'uokalani was really named Kamaka eha,which means sore Eyes. The people in the palace had Pink Eye at the time she was born. He becomes the Kahuna nui, or high priest.1775 Kaahumanu becomes the wife to Kamehameha I. But the sources and stories that you document today are lasting gifts to future generations, who can continue connecting pieces of thepuzzle. And we dont have books about, you know, everyday people, about commoners or about makainana, Tamashiro says. How to find various kinds of court records, https://guides.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/hawaiicourts, Public Access to Waihona 'Aina (fee-based), government documents federal united nations intergovernmental organizations, equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. It went back to the ancestor Kauauanui Amahi. LINEAGE FROM THE RULING Liloa publicly acknowledged Umi as his son and he soon became the favourite of all. as a secondary figure of little importance. The boy grew up with and journied to Waipio valley. Hawaiian Genealogy Indexes Hawaiian Genealogy Indexes Introduction Advanced search introduction Browse the Genealogy Indexes Marriages - Hawaii Island - 1832-1910 Marriages - Hawaii Island - 1911-1929 Marriages - Kauai Island - 1826-1910 Marriages - Kauai Island - 1910-1929 Marriages - Maui Island - 1842-1910 Marriages - Maui Island - 1911-1929 The different ranks of alii depended on their genealogy and skills in governance. The hereditary line of Liloa resumes through the grandson of Keawekekahialiiokamoku, Kalanipuu. [10], One kaukaualii line descended from Moana Kne, son of Kekealanikne, became secondary alii to the Kamehameha rulers of the kingdom and were responsible for various hana lawelawe (service tasks). The information provided here includes the book (volume), section, page, or case number of the original record. His father was named Mahi. birth and therefore produced a rare twice tabued chief, who was The government of Hawaii asked the Protestant pastors to send in their mission books to the government. My grandfather, Jeremiah Burns, raised my dad. This database is not available online, but is available to UH students and faculty by request in the Special Collections Reading Room, Hamilton Library 5th Floor. An equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Each island had its matriarchal order, and land was inherited through it.1778 British Captain Cook anchors at Waimea, Kauai, having first seen Oahu. Kiwalao in hand-to-hand combat. In Be sure to keep a written note of the sources where your printouts and copies came from. King Kahahana's descent from the powerful 'I family of Hilo and also the Maui royal family Hawaiians like to do things the way we want to, and not the way someone tells us to. In ancient Hawaiian society, the alii were hereditary nobles (a social class or caste ). Old). The traditional birth site of the Lo Ali'i was the stone called Kukaniloko at Wahiawa. The information here currently covers kuleana and land claims for the islands of Kauai and Niihau. The Hawaiian Islands are in the North Pacific Ocean. Alii were obligated to care for the makainana. For instance, prior to 1860, when the Hawaiian kingdom passed the surname law, Hawaiians used singular names. To get photos of Hawaiian ancestors, there is a book in the Bishop Museum by a Mr. Sullivan. They tried to keep the ali`i lines pure to acquire land and keep power. The alii were the akua on earth. or Keeaumoku II), who guided The first license I found listed her adoptive parents. His heir was Keaweopala. In 1850,a law was made to report the birth of children. Birth of Kapulani-Nui Kapukini I Kapulani-o-Liloa. Ali'i born at Kukaniloko were deemed fitting rulers to govern their people. Piilanihale is a heiau, or place of worship, for an alii named Piilani. I come up with random lists of names with places of birth, marriage, or death. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) created the Papakilo Database, consisting of varied collections pertaining to significant places, events, and documents in Hawai'i's history. The names were picturesque as well as unique, and they were in a special rhythm. Alii nui were ruling chiefs (in Hawaiian, nui means grand, great, or supreme.[9]). Hnau ka ina, hnau ke alii, hnau ke kanaka. I have spent quite a bit of time accumulating background information to help me with my research. Under the provision of the Kuleana Act, commoners were allowed to petition for title to land that they cultivated and lived on (kuleana), equivalent to a homestead. [5] The alii were believed to be descended from the deities.[6]. And, as is the case in some of my own family lines, you have to learn to be OK with that. The Hanai system, where families give their children to a relative to raise, is an educative device. Genealogy chants such as this one are revered in Hawaii as they affirm the connections between people and the land upon which they live. Tax records go geographically. The makainana were free to choose which district to live in. If you click on any of the items below, you will be taken to the item's library record in OneSearch. 1819 Death of King Kamahemeha I. Liholiho becomesKamehameha II and rules with Hewahewa as Kahuna Nui (high priest). always be positioned These included the kahuna (priestesses and priests, experts, craftsmen, and canoe makers) as part of four professions practiced by the nobility. But if your family was the best sweet-potato farmer in rural east side Molokai, thats awesome. Her name is Edith McKenzie. island kings (High Chiefs called Ali'i Nui) through most of its history. Liloa's first wife was Pinea or Piena, a Maui chiefess, with whom he had a son, Hakau, and a daughter, Kapukini. One of the great Hawaiian cosmogonic genealogies, the Kumulipo, was performed at the birth of Kauikeaouli, second born sacred son of Kamehameha I. She was of a lesser line of chiefs who Lloa had fallen in love with when he discovered her bathing in a river. understanding of how the members of family, this senior Keawe line, I have started working on the wife of the Burns line. The Department of Land and Natural Resources-Bureau of Conveyances (DLNR-BLOC) provides the Land Title Records Online Search and Ordering System. Hawaii (Big Island), half-sister and second wife of King Keawe (Big I make them again and again as I get more information. Genealogy of the ancient chiefs of Hawaii, including: an alphabetical list and individual index of Alii names; Family Charts; Rulers of the Islands; and Hawaiian Royalty Today. When I visited the Hawaii State Archives and pulled the two marriage licenses, my eyes could have lit up the room. Liloa built the heiau of honuula in Waipio Valley, his home. My father (Henry Olaf Olsen) was part Norwegian. mana and ritual purity of the offspring. Each island (moku) was divided up into pie-shaped districts (Hawaiian name: ahupua'a) with a chief officer over the district. It is stuff I am working on. 7. This page was last edited on 24 June 2022, at 13:57. Kamehameha Paiea's biological father was Kahekili, Common schools inHawaii numbered 1,000. What to do when you have little information. There is no special word for mother or father in Hawaiian. Some Hawaiians also found it more prestigious during the 1920s and 30s to claim to be half Caucasian or half Chinese, even when the family was pure Hawaiian, and claim Caucasian-sounding names. (lelo Noeau #1150). There were different levels of alii. No names were duplicated in the chants. Future scholars will write and translate ancient Hawaiian history into English.1832 Protestant missionaries complete the translation of the New Testament from Greek to Hawaiian.1834 First newspaper in the Hawaiian language Ke Kumu Hawaii, is printed in Honolulu1835 A Protestant minister, Sheldon Dibble, organizes the Hawaiian Historical Society at Lahainaluna, Maui. Usually only one name was used for legal documents, but even so, its important to search all names known for a person when researching genealogy. A chart under his control, he created a unified Hawaiian Kingdom. [2] Island ruling chief). The Churches wanted to get people married in the Christian way. was the great Kalanikauleleaiwi, Queen of Maui's ancient history, as with all the islands, was passed down through close to 100 generations by the kahuna priests of old Hawaii. Around 1850, people were told by the government to take a surname. 1736 or 1756 Kamehameha the I is born at Kokoiki, Kohala Island of Hawaii1752 Kalaniopuu claims power over districts of Kau and Puna from Alapainui a Kauaua. Opio Ancient Hawaiians were a people without writing who preserved their history in chants and legends. If that information is RED, click on it to view the record. Not everyone has such luck in their family-history searches. For example, Opu nui is a common name like Smith from different islands, and those people are not related. The Hawaiian population is estimated at about 300,000 to 500,000. chart also shows descent from his grandson, Keawemauhili whose He succeeded on the death of his father in 1465. Keawepoepoe's twin brothers, Information is from 13 Hawaiian newspapers published 1858-1920. Ali'i Genealogy Charts of the Kekoolani Family King Kamehameha I (Kamehameha Paiea, Kamehameha Nui, Kamehameha the Great) conquered and subdued the people of all the islands in the late 1700's and early 1800's. After having brought them under his control, he created a unified Hawaiian Kingdom. The Knowledge Well is designed for cross-searching and advance-compilation searches of this LCA database. Archaeological evidence shows that people probably arrived in Hawai'i between 800 and 1000 A.D. The Waihona `Aina Mahele Database is used to search for mahele and kuleana land claims by island, ahupua'a, claimant(s), and various other elements of the land, such as fish ponds, different kinds of plants, streams, burials, etc. (Lili'uokalani).She was Pukaoa Nui Kamehameha, ali ao onui wahini,which means an esteemed companion.. In 1810, the Hawaiian Kingdom was established when Kamehameha unified the eight major Hawaiian Islands. In your school? 1255-1285) . If you knew an alii, how would you show your respect? The same word is pronounced tu tu in the Northern islands, such asKawai`i andOahu and ku ku on the rest of the islands. This is very similar to the relationship between an older and younger sibling. Keep track of the films you have used and the web sites you have gone to and what you found or didnt find on them. The Kumulipo ("Beginning in deep darkness") is the sacred creation chant of a family of Hawaiian ali'i, or ruling chiefs. showing Kekoolani descent from Kekaulike "In this final volume, Kamakau takes the reader on a tour of the islands, stopping along the way to tell tales associated with various sites. Keku'iapoiwanui Liliha and In return the younger siblings obey and take care of the older siblings. Keawepoepoe was also a His dad, Michael Burns, came from England. Before this, the Hawaiian Islands was ruled by a network of independent The story of Kalankauiokikilo ended sadly as her unending despair Maui, permitted Kalanikauiokilio's sister Older couples got married, so you cant estimate birth dates of the children from the Protestant marriage records. (Kekaulikeokalanikuihonoikamoku), King of Maui, through his son Kamehamehanui Ailuau, King of Maui, who was also the uncle and I believe it is called The Sullivan Photographic Collection. Their shared mother was Keakealaniwahine, the ruling Queen of Hawaii. Knowing where to go and what to research helps researchers begin their searches, but its equally as important to understand the history and laws of the times. The alii ai moku were chiefs of the different moku or districts. The a means of, which means the son of someone. [6] Like finishing a 500-piece jigsaw puzzle or filling in the last word of a crossword, finding the biological parents of my clients hnai (adopted) great-grandmother gave me the feeling of elation. subsequently sentence to death by the angry Kamehameha, but a female attendant named According to his mother's instructions, though contrary to the rules of etiquette observed by strangers or inferior visitors, instead of entering the courtyard by the gate, he leaped over the stockade, and instead of entering the mansion by the front door, he entered by the back door, and went straight up to where Liloa was relcining and set himself down in Liloa's lap. Full prostration in the presence of He was the son of King Kihanuilulumoku, 11th Alii Aimoku of Hawaii and Waoilea. Colonization and breakages in the passage of information is why a lot of people dont have genealogy, Tamashiro says. Later in life, while travelling near the borders of the Hamakua and Hilo districts, (The legend says that he had been to Koholalele in Hamakua to consecrate the Heiau called Manini, and that, passing from there, he stopped at Kaawikiwiki, and at the gulch of Hoea, near Kealakaha, he fell in love with Akahiakuleana.). My mothers cousin does a lot of genealogy. Alii had to ensure that the makainana were protected. This makes the way to do research different from the way we do it for European ancestors, whose surname is a clue to follow for related people. Ke haulani hemakana onaona maikalani, which means something like a Sweet mist.''There is a softness in the vowels and the inflections of the language. is said she walked gracefully into the fire and died without making The monarch appointed the members of the House of Nobles. Lineage (from the Sacred High Chief Kalanikauiokikilo). Kalanikauiokikilo Thesheets in blue binders are my fathers fathers line. islands in the late 1700's and early 1800's. Because of his mother, Keawepoepoe was Mookauhau Research Guide and Worksheets. Below are the Ali'i Nui For example, Kamehamehas god was Kkilimoku. They could memorize their genealogy back 13 or more generations. They were not allowed to keep their genealogies beyond 3 or 4 generations. sacred The database is free for public use, but requires users to create a login and password. In Hawaiian with English translation. Another important responsibility of the alii was to maintain a good relationship with the akua (gods). Some alii even had a personal god that they inherited to care for. - Keawe Lineage (from Chief Keawemauhili). The maka ai na na, or common people, are not as likely to be named in a genealogy. severe that religious protocols required she during the day she must This would cover about ten percent of the population. 1527 Unverified contact with Spanish sailors in the time of Kealiiokaloa.1528 Unverified discovery of Hawaiian Islands by Juan de Gaylan. Landlord-Tenant Claims are heard at District Court. Links to reprint (published after 1904) of 1898 edition. He became Alii nui after the death of his half-brother Hkau, who inherited the lands of his father to rule. Records can get lost or burned in fires, kpuna might not have participated in the Territory of Hawaii census nor claimed land during its redistribution in the Mhele, when the concept of privately-owned property was instated by the government. As with researching ancestry for any other ethnicity, Hawaiian genealogy has its own sets of challenges, and determining adoptive relationships is one of the most complicated. Hawaiian chants can go back as far as 90 generations. Kame'eiamoku and Kamanawa are the royal twins which appear on the Great The following is a list of Alii nui of Hawaii. Go through a record from the place and time period of your ancestors and pull out all of the names you think you know or which sound familiar to you. Hawaiians find out Cook is not Lono and kill him at Kealakekua Bay, Kona, Hawaii. See Step 5 for a pedigree chart and 2 family group records. Surprised at the sudden action, Liloa threw the young man on the ground, and, as he fell, discovered his Malo and his ivory clasp on the body of Umi. I think a lot of people get really angry towards their kpuna that they didnt record information, says Sarah Tamashiro, who has been a professional researcher since 2014. I learned that all of my Hawaiian ancestors lived in the same place. He was born in Makena, Maui, Hawaii in 1915. In ancient Hawaiian society, the alii were hereditary nobles (a social class or caste). In order to show the relationship of the Hidden Alii, Kalawainui Kaluhikai, and the family of Queen Emma, we shall recapitulate their genealogy and include the names of alii who were not mentioned in the story. You may also search for land records by putting in the Tax Map Key Number, any search terms, and format. In 1842, some people began to keep written Hawaiian language records, and many of these genealogies were recorded. All trademarks referenced herein are the properties of their respective owners. This will help you to look up the original record. 808-956-7203 (Circulation), Library Digital Collections Disclaimer and Copyright information. CHIEFS (ALI'I NUI) OF THE INDEPENDENT HAWAIIAN ISLAND KINGDOMS, Old Kingdom of Hawaii (Big Island) Kalaninuiamamao (k) ia Ahia Kalanikumaikiekie (w), same as the Queen's. His lineage is also popularly known as that of King Kekaulike, the King of Maui and the father of Kamehameha Nui 'Ai Lu'au, his 6th generation great grandfather. 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