The House of Moana is a princely line of the Islands of Hawaii. The line begins with Moana kÃÂne (sometimes MoanakÃÂne), the son of KeÃÂkealani KÃÂne, of the island of Hawaiûi, and is also the name of the ruler's granddaughter. Moana kÃÂne and Moana Wahine's descendants include many, if not most, of the monarchs from the House of Kamehameha. In the Hawaiian language means 'ocean'. The word combines and ('a lying down') and can also mean the act of prostrating oneself by leaning forward on one's hands and knees in the presence of a chief, or the act of worship. Ku-hai-moana is the most famous of the Hawaiian shark gods.
Moana (k) is directly descended from the notable aliûi ûaimoku (noble ruling a district or districts) named Liloa through both of the high chief's two sons. Kaleiheana is descended from Liloa's first born son Hakau and from Liloa's grandson Keawenuiaumi is descended KeÃÂkealani KÃÂne. Kaleiheana is a step sister of Alapainui. The couple's son would be referred to similarly as his father with the addition of the word or title kÃÂne, meaning: male or husband and is also the name of the leading Hawaiian god. Moana KÃÂne married Piûilaniwahine and from their union the chiefly lines of Piûilani and the full Liloa/Umi/Hakau lines are merged. The couple had three children, ûIlikiÃÂmoana, Lonoamoana and Kapuniamoana.
ûIlikiÃÂmoana (w) would marry Kauhiapiiao (k) and from their union would come the high priestess Moanawahine. She would become the most sought after woman of her time to father the children of future kings from numerous high chiefs. Much of the Hawaiian Royal Family are directly related to this line, including many of the monarchs of the Kingdom of Hawaii from the House of Kamehameha. Moana (k) represents the beginning of a new kaukau aliûi service line of Hawaiian nobility up to Kanaûina. As a secondary alii family line, members would often marry into the ruling family. She is the great grandmother of Lunalilo and great, great grandmother of Kamehameha IV, Kamehameha V, Keûelikà Âlani and a more distant great, great, great grandmother of Bernice Pauahi Bishop. The genealogy books of Queen Kalama, Book C on page 2, lists Moana (w) as cohabitating with Keaweûopala as entered in her own handwriting. ûIlikiÃÂmoana and Kauhiapiiao would also have other children named: Kahanaumalani, Heiaholani, and Ko'iali'ipuhe'elani.