# Ululani

Ululani was a Hawaiian chiefess, 7th Aliʻi Nui (ruler) of Hilo. She is also known as Ululani Nui ("Ululani the Great") and was the most celebrated woman poet of her day.

## Biography

She was a daughter and successor of the chief Mokulani and the chiefess Pāpaʻikaniau, otherwise known as Niau, the daughter of Kuʻimeheua and Kalanikūʻēʻiwalono.
Her name can mean "heavenly inspiration and growth", "raised to prominence" and it can mean "a royal assemblage or collection".
She was married to Keawemaʻuhili and had two sons with him: Keaweokahikona and ʻElelule Laʻakeaʻelelule. She was also married to Keawe-a-Heulu, and their children were orator Nāʻihe and chiefess Keohohiwa, mother of ʻAikanaka.

## Family tree

vteKalākaua family tree :
| Kāneikaiwilani (k) | Kāneikaiwilani (k) | Kāneikaiwilani (k) | Kāneikaiwilani (k) | Kāneikaiwilani (k) | Kāneikaiwilani (k) | Kanalohanaui (k) | Kanalohanaui (k) | Kanalohanaui (k) | Kanalohanaui (k) | Kanalohanaui (k) | Kanalohanaui (k) | | | Keakealani (w) | Keakealani (w) | Keakealani (w) | Keakealani (w) | Keakealani (w) | Keakealani (w) | | | Ahu-a-ʻI (k) | Ahu-a-ʻI (k) | Ahu-a-ʻI (k) | Ahu-a-ʻI (k) | Ahu-a-ʻI (k) | Ahu-a-ʻI (k) | | | Piʻilani (w) II | Piʻilani (w) II | Piʻilani (w) II | Piʻilani (w) II | Piʻilani (w) II | Piʻilani (w) II | | | Moana (k) | Moana (k) | Moana (k) | Moana (k) | Moana (k) | Moana (k) |
| Lonoikahaupu (k) | Lonoikahaupu (k) | Lonoikahaupu (k) | Lonoikahaupu (k) | Lonoikahaupu (k) | Lonoikahaupu (k) | Kalanikauleleiaiwi (w) | Kalanikauleleiaiwi (w) | Kalanikauleleiaiwi (w) | Kalanikauleleiaiwi (w) | Kalanikauleleiaiwi (w) | Kalanikauleleiaiwi (w) | | | Kauauaʻamahi (k) | Kauauaʻamahi (k) | Kauauaʻamahi (k) | Kauauaʻamahi (k) | Kauauaʻamahi (k) | Kauauaʻamahi (k) | | | Keawe II (k) | Keawe II (k) | Keawe II (k) | Keawe II (k) | Keawe II (k) | Keawe II (k) | | | Lonomaʻaikanaka (w) | Lonomaʻaikanaka (w) | Lonomaʻaikanaka (w) | Lonomaʻaikanaka (w) | Lonomaʻaikanaka (w) | Lonomaʻaikanaka (w) | | | Kauhiahaki (k) | Kauhiahaki (k) | Kauhiahaki (k) | Kauhiahaki (k) | Kauhiahaki (k) | Kauhiahaki (k) | | | Iliki-a-Moana (w) | Iliki-a-Moana (w) | Iliki-a-Moana (w) | Iliki-a-Moana (w) | Iliki-a-Moana (w) | Iliki-a-Moana (w) | | |
| Keawepoepoe (k) | Keawepoepoe (k) | Keawepoepoe (k) | Keawepoepoe (k) | Keawepoepoe (k) | Keawepoepoe (k) | Kanoena (w) | Kanoena (w) | Kanoena (w) | Kanoena (w) | Kanoena (w) | Kanoena (w) | | | Haʻaeamahi (k) | Haʻaeamahi (k) | Haʻaeamahi (k) | Haʻaeamahi (k) | Haʻaeamahi (k) | Haʻaeamahi (k) | | | Kekelakekeokalani (w) | Kekelakekeokalani (w) | Kekelakekeokalani (w) | Kekelakekeokalani (w) | Kekelakekeokalani (w) | Kekelakekeokalani (w) | | | Alapainui (k) | Alapainui (k) | Alapainui (k) | Alapainui (k) | Alapainui (k) | Alapainui (k) | | | Keaka (w) | Keaka (w) | Keaka (w) | Keaka (w) | Keaka (w) | Keaka (w) | | | Keeaumoku Nui (k) | Keeaumoku Nui (k) | Keeaumoku Nui (k) | Keeaumoku Nui (k) | Keeaumoku Nui (k) | Keeaumoku Nui (k) | | | Kamakaimoku (w) | Kamakaimoku (w) | Kamakaimoku (w) | Kamakaimoku (w) | Kamakaimoku (w) | Kamakaimoku (w) | | | Kaeamamao (k) | Kaeamamao (k) | Kaeamamao (k) | Kaeamamao (k) | Kaeamamao (k) | Kaeamamao (k) | | | Kaolanialiʻi (w) | Kaolanialiʻi (w) | Kaolanialiʻi (w) | Kaolanialiʻi (w) | Kaolanialiʻi (w) | Kaolanialiʻi (w) |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Keaweaheulu (k) | Keaweaheulu (k) | Keaweaheulu (k) | Keaweaheulu (k) | Keaweaheulu (k) | Keaweaheulu (k) | | | Ululani (w) | Ululani (w) | Ululani (w) | Ululani (w) | Ululani (w) | Ululani (w) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Hakau (w) | Hakau (w) | Hakau (w) | Hakau (w) | Hakau (w) | Hakau (w) | | | Kanaʻina (k) | Kanaʻina (k) | Kanaʻina (k) | Kanaʻina (k) | Kanaʻina (k) | Kanaʻina (k) | | | | | | | | | | | Kauwa (w) | Kauwa (w) | Kauwa (w) | Kauwa (w) | Kauwa (w) | Kauwa (w) | | | Eia (k) | Eia (k) | Eia (k) | Eia (k) | Eia (k) | Eia (k) | | | | |
| Kepoʻokalani (k) | Kepoʻokalani (k) | Kepoʻokalani (k) | Kepoʻokalani (k) | Kepoʻokalani (k) | Kepoʻokalani (k) | Alapai (w) | Alapai (w) | Alapai (w) | Alapai (w) | Alapai (w) | Alapai (w) | | | Keohohiwa (w) | Keohohiwa (w) | Keohohiwa (w) | Keohohiwa (w) | Keohohiwa (w) | Keohohiwa (w) | | | Keōpūolani (w) | Keōpūolani (w) | Keōpūolani (w) | Keōpūolani (w) | Keōpūolani (w) | Keōpūolani (w) | | | Kamehameha I | Kamehameha I | Kamehameha I | Kamehameha I | Kamehameha I | Kamehameha I | Kalaniʻōpuʻu (k) | Kalaniʻōpuʻu (k) | Kalaniʻōpuʻu (k) | Kalaniʻōpuʻu (k) | Kalaniʻōpuʻu (k) | Kalaniʻōpuʻu (k) | | | Kānekapōlei (w) | Kānekapōlei (w) | Kānekapōlei (w) | Kānekapōlei (w) | Kānekapōlei (w) | Kānekapōlei (w) | | | Kiʻilaweau (k) | Kiʻilaweau (k) | Kiʻilaweau (k) | Kiʻilaweau (k) | Kiʻilaweau (k) | Kiʻilaweau (k) | Nāhiʻōleʻa (k) | Nāhiʻōleʻa (k) | Nāhiʻōleʻa (k) | Nāhiʻōleʻa (k) | Nāhiʻōleʻa (k) | Nāhiʻōleʻa (k) | | | Kahoʻowaha II (w) | Kahoʻowaha II (w) | Kahoʻowaha II (w) | Kahoʻowaha II (w) | Kahoʻowaha II (w) | Kahoʻowaha II (w) | Inaina (w) | Inaina (w) | Inaina (w) | Inaina (w) | Inaina (w) | Inaina (w) | | | | |
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| Kamanawa II (k) | Kamanawa II (k) | Kamanawa II (k) | Kamanawa II (k) | Kamanawa II (k) | Kamanawa II (k) | Kamokuiki (w) | Kamokuiki (w) | Kamokuiki (w) | Kamokuiki (w) | Kamokuiki (w) | Kamokuiki (w) | | | ʻAikanaka (k) | ʻAikanaka (k) | ʻAikanaka (k) | ʻAikanaka (k) | ʻAikanaka (k) | ʻAikanaka (k) | | | Kamaeokalani (w) | Kamaeokalani (w) | Kamaeokalani (w) | Kamaeokalani (w) | Kamaeokalani (w) | Kamaeokalani (w) | | | Kaōleiokū (k) | Kaōleiokū (k) | Kaōleiokū (k) | Kaōleiokū (k) | Kaōleiokū (k) | Kaōleiokū (k) | | | Keoua (w) | Keoua (w) | Keoua (w) | Keoua (w) | Keoua (w) | Keoua (w) | | | Luahine (w) | Luahine (w) | Luahine (w) | Luahine (w) | Luahine (w) | Luahine (w) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Kalaʻimamahu | Kalaʻimamahu | Kalaʻimamahu | Kalaʻimamahu | Kalaʻimamahu | Kalaʻimamahu | | | Kaheiheimālie | Kaheiheimālie | Kaheiheimālie | Kaheiheimālie | Kaheiheimālie | Kaheiheimālie | | |
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| Kapaʻakea (1815–1866) | Kapaʻakea (1815–1866) | Kapaʻakea (1815–1866) | Kapaʻakea (1815–1866) | Kapaʻakea (1815–1866) | Kapaʻakea (1815–1866) | Keohokālole (1816–1869) | Keohokālole (1816–1869) | Keohokālole (1816–1869) | Keohokālole (1816–1869) | Keohokālole (1816–1869) | Keohokālole (1816–1869) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Keʻelikōlani (w) | Keʻelikōlani (w) | Keʻelikōlani (w) | Keʻelikōlani (w) | Keʻelikōlani (w) | Keʻelikōlani (w) | | | Kamehameha IV | Kamehameha IV | Kamehameha IV | Kamehameha IV | Kamehameha IV | Kamehameha IV | | | Kamehameha V | Kamehameha V | Kamehameha V | Kamehameha V | Kamehameha V | Kamehameha V | | | Kaʻahumanu IV | Kaʻahumanu IV | Kaʻahumanu IV | Kaʻahumanu IV | Kaʻahumanu IV | Kaʻahumanu IV | | | Pauahi Bishop (w) | Pauahi Bishop (w) | Pauahi Bishop (w) | Pauahi Bishop (w) | Pauahi Bishop (w) | Pauahi Bishop (w) | | | Bishop (k) | Bishop (k) | Bishop (k) | Bishop (k) | Bishop (k) | Bishop (k) | | | Lunalilo (k) | Lunalilo (k) | Lunalilo (k) | Lunalilo (k) | Lunalilo (k) | Lunalilo (k) |
| Kaliokalani (1835–1852) | Kaliokalani (1835–1852) | Kaliokalani (1835–1852) | Kaliokalani (1835–1852) | Kaliokalani (1835–1852) | Kaliokalani (1835–1852) | Kalākaua (1836–1891) | Kalākaua (1836–1891) | Kalākaua (1836–1891) | Kalākaua (1836–1891) | Kalākaua (1836–1891) | Kalākaua (1836–1891) | | | Kapiʻolani (1834–1899) | Kapiʻolani (1834–1899) | Kapiʻolani (1834–1899) | Kapiʻolani (1834–1899) | Kapiʻolani (1834–1899) | Kapiʻolani (1834–1899) | | | Liliʻuokalani (1838–1917) | Liliʻuokalani (1838–1917) | Liliʻuokalani (1838–1917) | Liliʻuokalani (1838–1917) | Liliʻuokalani (1838–1917) | Liliʻuokalani (1838–1917) | | | Dominis (1832–1891) | Dominis (1832–1891) | Dominis (1832–1891) | Dominis (1832–1891) | Dominis (1832–1891) | Dominis (1832–1891) | | | Kaʻiulani (1842–?) | Kaʻiulani (1842–?) | Kaʻiulani (1842–?) | Kaʻiulani (1842–?) | Kaʻiulani (1842–?) | Kaʻiulani (1842–?) | | | Kaʻiminaʻauao (1845–1848) | Kaʻiminaʻauao (1845–1848) | Kaʻiminaʻauao (1845–1848) | Kaʻiminaʻauao (1845–1848) | Kaʻiminaʻauao (1845–1848) | Kaʻiminaʻauao (1845–1848) | | | Cleghorn (1835–1910) | Cleghorn (1835–1910) | Cleghorn (1835–1910) | Cleghorn (1835–1910) | Cleghorn (1835–1910) | Cleghorn (1835–1910) | | | Likelike (1851–1887) | Likelike (1851–1887) | Likelike (1851–1887) | Likelike (1851–1887) | Likelike (1851–1887) | Likelike (1851–1887) | | | Leleiohoku II (1854–1877) | Leleiohoku II (1854–1877) | Leleiohoku II (1854–1877) | Leleiohoku II (1854–1877) | Leleiohoku II (1854–1877) | Leleiohoku II (1854–1877) |
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