Keleanohoanaapiapi


Keleanohoanaapiapi, short name Kelea, was an ancient Hawaiian noblewoman who is mentioned in ancient legends, and her genealogy is given in chants. She was a Princess of Maui, one of the Hawaiian Islands. She was a High Chiefess, but not of the highest known rank.
Legend about her abduction can be compared to the myth of Helen of Troy.

Family

Keleanohoanaapiapi was a daughter of High Chief Kahekili I the Great of Maui and his wife, Lady Haukanuimakamaka of Kauai, and thus a sister of Chief Kawaokaohele.
Her paternal grandmother was Queen Kapohauola.

Life

Keleanohoanaapiapi was most likely born on the island of Maui.
She was considered very beautiful and became a wife to the handsome Prince Lo Lale of Oahu, brother of King Piliwale. They had three children. Lo Lale and Keleanohoanaapiapi were later divorced.
Keleanohoanaapiapi later married a noble named Kalamakua. Their daughter was Queen La’ieloheloheikawai, wife of King Piʻilani of Maui.

Crater

There is a crater called Keleanohoanaapiapi on Venus.