The alii nui of Oʻahu was the sovereign and supreme ruler of one of the four main Hawaiian Islands. The monarchs of the Island of Oahu, like those of the other islands, claim descent from Wākea. Oahu was unified under the alii nui in the 15th century.
Nanaulu, a fourteenth generation descendant of Wakea, was the ancestor of Kumuhonua, the first known king of Oahu, brother of Moikeha, King of Kauai of the second dynasty. In 1783, Oahu was conquered by the King Kahekili II of Maui whose son Kalanikūpule was, in turn, conquered by King Kamehameha I in 1795 at the Battle of Nuʻuanu. Many times the kings of Oahu had hegemony over the island of Molokai and used it as summer getaway. It was Oahu who brought forth the first Mo'iwahine or Queen regnant of any of the Hawaiian Islands.
List of alii nui of Oahu Māweke Mulielealiʻi Kumuhonua Elepuʻukahonua Hoʻokupohokano Nawele Lakona Kapae-a-Lakona Haka Maʻilikūkahi Kālonaiki Piliwale Kūkaniloko (female) Kalaimanuia (female) Kūamanuia Kahikapuamanuia Kākuhihewa Kānekapu a Kākuhihewa Kaʻihikapu a Kākuhihewa, 1640-1660 Kahoʻowahaokalani, 1660-1680 Kauākahiakahoʻowaha, 1680-1690 Kūaliʻi Kunuiakea Kuikealaikauaokalani, 1690-1730 A.D. Kapiʻiohoʻokalani, 1730–1737 Kanahāokalani, 1737–1738 Peleioholani (King of Kauai 1730–1770), 1738–1770 Kūmahana, 1770–1773 Kahahana, 1773–1783 Conquered by Maui and ruled by Kahekili II and Kalanikūpule 1783–1795 Conquered by Kamehameha I in 1795
See also Ancient Hawaii Kingdom of Hawaii List of alii of Koolau
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External links Oahu (Kingdom)