Hualani (hua lani[1] = "heavenly fruit")[2] was a High Chiefess of Molokai[3] in ancient Hawaii.

Hualani
SpouseKanipahu
IssueKalahumoku I
Kanaloa?
FatherLaniaiku
MotherKamauliwahine

Hualani‘s parents were Chiefess Kamauliwahine and Laniaiku.[4]

When Hualani discovered that a man named Kanipahu was a chief, she married him. Kanipahu and Hualani’s son was Kalahumoku I.

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  1. ^ Hawaiian pronunciation: HOOH-AH-LAH-NEEH
  2. ^ Hawaiian given names
  3. ^ According to one chronology, Hualani was born c. 1076 on Molokaʻi.
  4. ^ Hualani's family