Kīwalaʻō

Kīwalaʻō (c. 1760 – July 1782)Template:Sfn was the aliʻi nui of the island of Hawaii in 1782 when he was defeated at the Battle of Mokuohai and overthrown by Kamehameha I.Template:Sfn

Early life

Kīwalaʻō was born in 1760Template:Sfn to Aliʻi Nui, Kalaniʻōpuʻu and his queen consort Kalola Pupuka.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn He was the eldest son of the ruler and was the heir apparent. While he was alive at the time of Captain Cook's arrival, he was not present and there is no foreign account of him.Template:Sfn

He is said to have been of a weak character while his half brother Keōua Kuahuula was the exact opposite and more comparable to the knights of the Middle Ages.Template:Sfn