Kalola-a-Kumukoa | |
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Spouse | Kamehameha I Kekuamanoha |
Issue | Kahiliʻōpua[1] |
Father | Kumukoa |
Mother | Kaulahoa |
Religion | Hawaiian religion |
Kalola-a-Kumukoa,[2][3][4][5] also known as Kalolawahilani, also known simply as Kalola, was the first wife of Kamehameha I. She was a high chiefess (Aliʻi) of Hawaii.
Her father was Kumukoa (Kumu-ko'a-a-Keawe, also called Kumuhea),[6] a son of Keaweʻīkekahialiʻiokamoku.[7] Both Keawe and Kumukoa were among the remains moved from the Royal tomb to the Royal Mausoleum in the Nuuanu Valley.[8] Her mother was Ka'ulahoa.[9] [10] Her brother was Kalaikuʻahulu, also a son of Kumukoa.[11][12]
She was first wife of the king Kamehameha I before the Battle of Mokuʻōhai.[2] The couple lived with Kamehameha's brother in Hilo along with the god Kū, who Kamehameha had possession of, given by his uncle Kalaniʻōpuʻu.[13][14]