Alii Aimoku of Oahu

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The Aliʻi Aimoku was the sovereign king or queen of one of the four main Hawaiian Islands. The monarchs of island Oahu, like those of the other Hawaiian islands, claim descent from Wakea. Nanaulu, a fourteenth generation descendant of Wakea was the ancestor of Kumuhonua, 1st King of Oahu, brother of Moiheka, 1st King of Kauai of the second dynasty. Many times the kings of Oahu had hegemony over the island of Molokai and used it as summer getaway. It was Oahu who brought forth the first Mo'iwahine or Queen regnant of any of the Hawaiian Islands. In 1783, Oahu was conquered by the King Kahekili II of Maui whose son Kalanikupule was, in turn, conquered by King Kamehameha I of Hawaii in 1795 at the Battle of Nuuanu. Sadly, by the time Kalanikupule lives here, this island has been devastated by the great battle, and the great war, that happened in the 1780s, that destroyed the old, ancient O‘ahu royal families and their governing structure. O‘ahu, which was powerful and rich, was pretty much destroyed before Kalanikupule got here. It’s widely believed that on O‘ahu and on Kaua‘i the ordinary people had a much better life than they did on the Southern islands. Even in Hawai‘i, Moloka‘i, Maui, their lot was far better than we were led to believe in the old order. But on O‘ahu, they were even happier. O‘ahu, Kaua‘i -- are the most ancient. Of course, every ali‘i lineage is ancient, and to us the differences would be very minor, but it’s the northern kingdoms that produce the great bloodlines that everyone wants to graft into, including Kamehameha. Theirs is the bluest blood, and the kingdoms they created, while very much like the kingdoms that Kamehameha’s grandparents and parents were creating, were a slightly different culture. ^[1]

[edit] List of Alii Aimoku of Oahu

Aliʻi nui Kumuhonua 1st Alii Aimoku of Oʻahu 1100-1300 ?
Aliʻi nui Elepuukahonua 2nd Alii Aimoku of Oʻahu
? 3rd Alii Aimoku of Oʻahu
Aliʻi nui Nawele 4th Alii Aimoku of Oʻahu
Aliʻi nui Lakona 5th Alii Aimoku of Oʻahu
Aliʻi nui Kapae 6th Alii Aimoku of Oʻahu
Aliʻi nui Hākā 7th Alii Aimoku of Oʻahu
Aliʻi nui Mailikukahi 8th Alii Aimoku of Oʻahu
Aliʻi nui Kalonaiki 9th Alii Aimoku of Oʻahu
Aliʻi nui Piliwale 10th Alii Aimoku of Oʻahu
Aliʻi nui Kukaniloko (fem.) 11th Alii Aimoku of Oʻahu
Aliʻi nui Kalaimanuia (fem.) 12th Alii Aimoku of Oʻahu
Aliʻi nui Ku a Manuia 13th Alii Aimoku of Oʻahu
Aliʻi nui Kahikapu a Manuia 14th Alii Aimoku of Oʻahu
Aliʻi nui Kakuhihewa 15th Alii Aimoku of Oʻahu
Aliʻi nui Kanekapu 16th Alii Aimoku of Oʻahu
Aliʻi nui Kahoowahaokalani 17th Alii Aimoku of Oʻahu
Aliʻi nui Kauakahi 18th Alii Aimoku of Oʻahu
Aliʻi nui Kuali'i 19th Alii Aimoku of Oʻahu (also of 20th Alii Aimoku of Kauai ? -1730) ?-1730
Aliʻi nui Kapionookalani 20th Alii Aimoku of Oʻahu 1730-1737
Aliʻi nui Kanahaokalani 21st Alii Aimoku of Oʻahu 1737-1738
Aliʻi nui Peleioholani 22nd Alii Aimoku of Oʻahu (King of Kauai 1730-1770) 1738-1770
Aliʻi nui Kumahana 23rd Alii Aimoku of Oʻahu 1770-1773
Aliʻi nui Kahahana 24th Alii Aimoku of Oʻahu 1773-1783
Conquered by Maui and ruled by Kahekili II and Kalanikupule 1783-1795
Incorporated into Kamehameha I's kingdom