Keliʻimaikaʻi
Kalanimālokuloku-i-Kepoʻokalani Keliʻimaikaʻi (c. 1765–1809) was a High Chief and the most popular brother of Kamehameha the Great, who founded the Kingdom of Hawaii.
| Keliʻimaikaʻi | |||||
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| Born | c. 1765 | ||||
| Died | November 14, 1809 | ||||
| Burial | Mauna ʻAla Royal Mausoleum | ||||
| Spouse | Kiʻilaweau (w) Kalikoʻokalani | ||||
| Issue | Kekuaokalani Kaʻōanaʻeha Kuamoʻo | ||||
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| House | House of Keoua House of Keliimaikai | ||||
| Father | Keōua | ||||
| Mother | Kekuiapoiwa II | ||||
He was generally credited as an ancestor of Queen Emma of Hawaii, the consort of Kamehameha IV, a candidate for the Royal Election of 1872. His name Keliʻimaikaʻi in the Hawaiian language means "The Good Chief".: 152 Sometimes his name is spelled Kealiʻimaikaʻi.: 37 or by visiting Europeans as Tidi Miti or Tereameteʻe. He is sometimes called a Prince due his relation to Kamehameha. He was also the Chief Priest of ʻIo and Kāne.
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