Kuaiwa ruled as the 8th Alii Aimoku of Hawaii

Hawaii (island)

The Island of Hawaii, also called the Big Island or Hawaii Island , is a volcanic island in the North Pacific Ocean...

 from 1345 to 1375. He was the sovereign king or chief of the island of Hawaii.

Kuaiwa was the son of Kalaunuiohua

Kalaunuiohua

Kalaunuiohua ruled as the 7th Alii Aimoku of Hawaii from 1315 to 1345. He was the sovereign king or chief of the island of Hawaii. He is represented in the legends as a warlike and enterprising king.- War of Kawelewele :...

 and Kaheka. He followed his father as sovereign of Hawaii, not much is related except that, from his peaceable character, he is held up as a contrast to his warlike father. Kuaiwa had two wives, Kumulei-lani and Kamanawa. The former descended from Luaehu, of the southern Ulu

Ulu

An ulu is an all-purpose knife traditionally used by Eskimo women, both Yupik and Inuit. It is utilized in applications as diverse as skinning and cleaning animals, cutting a child's hair, cutting food and, if necessary, trimming blocks of snow and ice used to build an igloo...

 stock of chiefs, who arrived with Laamaikahiki

Laamaikahiki

Laa-mai-kahiki was the 3rd Alii Aimoku of Kauai. He ruled as King or Chief of Kauai. He is sometimes mentioned as two persons: one named La'a and the other named La'amaikahiki . This extra La'a generation is not included in Fornander's preferred Ulu genealogy...

 or around the same time; the latter descended from Maweke

Maweke

Maweke was a northern Hawaiian king. He was of the Nanaulu line being lineal descendent of Nanaulu, the brother of Ulu, from whom the southern chiefs claim their descent. The northern chiefs of Oahu, Kauai, and Niihau descent from Maweke and Nanaulu...

 of the Nanaulu line, through his son Keaunui

Keaunui

Keaunui was a northern Hawaiian chief. He was of the Nanaulu line being lineal descendant of Nanaulu, the brother of Ulu, from whom the southern chiefs claim their descent.He was one of the three sons of Maweke and his wife Naiolaukea...

 and granddaughter Nuakea

Nuakea

Nuakea was the Princess of Oahu and Queen consort of Molokai.She was born to Prince Keaunui, Chief of Ewa and his wife Wehelani. Through her father, she was the granddaughter of Maweke, the Blue-blood alii of the ancient line of Nanaulu...

. By reference to the genealogical tables, it will be seen that Kamanawa's great-grandmother Hualani, on the Kamauaua

Kamauaua

Kamauaua, 1st Alii Aimoku of Molokai, ruling either in the 11th or 13th century. He held sway over the island of Molokai, and was its first supreme king ruling it without any oppositions...

 and Maweke

Maweke

Maweke was a northern Hawaiian king. He was of the Nanaulu line being lineal descendent of Nanaulu, the brother of Ulu, from whom the southern chiefs claim their descent. The northern chiefs of Oahu, Kauai, and Niihau descent from Maweke and Nanaulu...

 line, was the Molokai wife of Kanipahu

Kanipahu

Kanipahu ruled as the 4th Alii Aimoku of Hawaii 1215–1245. He was of the Pili line of Hawaii chiefs.After Kani-pahu lived on Molokai and it was discovered that he was a chief, he was taken by Hualani, the ruling chiefess of Molokai. One of the neverforgotten fact of Kanipahu's descendants was this...

 of the Pili line of Hawaii chiefs. With Kamuleilani Kuaiwa had three sons, Kahoukapu

Kahoukapu

Kahoukapu was the 9th Alii Aimoku of the Island of Hawaii from 1375 to 1405.He was the son of Kuaiwa, 8th Alii Aimoku of Hawaii, and Kamuleilani. Kahoukapu seems to have followed his father Kuaiwa in the sovereignty of Hawaii. No wars nor misfortunes disturbed his reign, at least the report of...

, Hukulani, and Manauea, and with Kamanawa he had one son, Ehu, all of whom became noted heads of numerous aristocratic families.