Kalapana was a high chief in ancient Hawaii.David Malo. Hawaiian Antiquities. Bishop Museum Press.
Kalapana is also known as Kalapanakuʻioʻiomoa and Kalapaua. The name Kalapanakuʻioʻiomoa includes a longer form with a nickname. He is commonly referred to as Kalapa or Kalapana.
Family According to traditional accounts, Kalapana was possibly a son of Prince Kanaloa and his sister Makoʻani, who were the children of Hualani of Molokai and Chief Kanipahu.There is also a chant describing Kalapana as a son of Kanipahu and his concubine Alaʻikauakoko.
Kalapana married Malamaʻihanaʻae, and their son was Chief Kahaimoelea.
Reign According to Hawaiian traditions, Kalapana succeeded the chief Kamaiole.Abraham Fornander. An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origin and Migrations.
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