page_title: Kuini Liliha
section_title: Legacy
hierarchical_section_title: Kuini Liliha / Legacy
caption_attribution_description: English: Hui Aloha ʻĀina o Na Kane or the Hawaiian Patriotic League for Men, which petitioned against annexation. Representative Committee of Delegates of the Hawaiian People to present a memorial to Hon. James H. Blount, praying for the restoration of the monarchy under Queen Liliuokalani.
context_page_description: Kuini Liliha was a High Chiefess and noblewoman who served the Kingdom of Hawaii as royal governor of Oʻahu island. She administered the island from 1829 to 1831 following the death of her husband Boki.
context_section_description: Liliha had numerous other husbands and partners. In fact, she was probably the most married chiefess during her lifetime; she had a document seven partners or husbands.
  Besides Kahalaiʻa Luanuʻu and Boki, she married Kalaniulumoku and Namaile by whom she had daughters, Jane Loeau (1828–1873), and Abigail Maheha (1832–1861), respectively. King Kamehameha III declared both eligible for the Hawaiian throne, and they were sent to the Chiefs' Children's School later known as the Royal School in Honolulu.
  With Kulinui she had a son, Aberahama Kaikioewa Palekaluhi (1830–1912). With Namaile or Kamaile, she had a son, John F. or Pius F. Koakanu (died 1885) and two daughters, Maheha (mentioned above) and Kailinoa. With Haalou she had another daughter Mary Ann Kiliwehi (1840–1873).
  She died on August 24, 1839 in Honolulu and was buried on the sacred island of Mokuʻula on Maui.
  Later she was reburied in the Waineʻe cemetery. Although treated as a rebel by Kaʻahumanu, she was generally loved by the people. For example, a traditional hula chant honors her memory.
  A street is named for her in Honolulu.
caption: Son Aberahama Kaikioewa Palekaluhi, 1893
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