The Keko'olani family is particularly fortunate to have descended from the main Ali'i (chiefly and royal) lineages. For hundreds—perhaps thousands—of years these genealogies were carefully passed down in an oral tradition. Many were finally set down into writing during the 19th century by the master genealogist and noted Hawaiian antiquities authority, the venerable High Chief, Solomon L. K. Peleioholani (1843-1916), who is the great, great grandfather of Aloha Keko'olani. His writings, most now preserved in the archives of the Bishop Museum at Honolulu, have been referenced and cited by many famous Hawaiian historians.

Solomon Lehuanui Kalanomaiheuila Peleioholani coined the family name "Kekoolani" and bestowed it upon his only son at his birth in 1875. Aloha Kekoolani inherited from Solomon Peleioholani a reverent dedication to the genealogies and a deep respect for the memory of our ancestors.

Aloha's genealogy skills were developed through her study and teaching work with Aunty Edith McKenzie, the respected Hawaiian educator and genealogist, whose two-volume Hawaiian Genealogies is a standard reference work for all Hawaiian genealogists.

In 2004, Aloha translated  a previously unknown work of Solomon Peleioholani, The Keepers on the Sacred Fire (1902) into English. It is a chant excerpted from a genealogy of King Kamehameha Ailuau of Maui. The original handwritten Hawaiian manuscript was discovered in the archives of Honolulu's Bishop Museum in 2003. The translation was presented to the University of Hawaii as part of Aloha's UH thesis project Na'au Poi: Spiritual Food for Cultural Enlightenment.

Genealogy

A large database  for researching genealogy. Contains information on the Kekoolani family and other descendants of the chiefs of Old Hawaii. Includes a link to download the complete database as a GEDCOM file.

Graphic flow charts showing the lineage of the Kekoolani ohana from the ruling chiefs of  of Kauai, Oahu, Maui and the Big Island.

Kekoolani Pedigrees

Lists  for the descendants of Charles Peleioholani Kekoolani (1875-1942) and his wife Lillian Kanakaole Kaeo Kekoolani (1882-1923) showing their chiefly ancestory.

Lists for the descendants of  Nawai Kekoolani (b. 1875) and his wife Emily Kaelehiwa Hussey showing their chiefly ancestory and their hapa-hoale roots in New England, England and Normandy.

Family History

The Story of the Kekoolani Family

An overview of the Kekoolani family. Ends with a focus on the family of Nawai Kekoolani and Emily Hussey, but contains information relevant to many other living branches. Information on family patriarch Solomon Lehuani Kalaniomaiheuila Peleioholani.

Kalōpā

About the Hawaiian homestead of the Kekoolani family on the Big Island's Hamakua coast.

Photo gallery, schedule of events, and luau banquet program for the reunion of descendants of Nawai Kekoolani and Emily Hussey Kekoolani.

Webmaster's Email:  dean.kekoolani@sbcglobal.net
 

Updated  03/03/2010

Family History

The Story of the Kekoolani Family

An overview of the Kekoolani family. Ends with a focus on the family of Nawai Kekoolani and Emily Hussey, but contains information relevant to many other living branches. Information on family patriarch Solomon Lehuani Kalaniomaiheuila Peleioholani

Hawaiian Genealogy

Pedigrees

Linear pedigree lists (descending kane/wahine pairs) for Charles Peleioholani Kekoolani (b. 1875) and his wife Lillian Kanakaole Kaeo Kekoolani.

Graphic flow charts (branching tree) showing the direct lineage of the Kekoolani ohana from the ruling chiefs of the old independent island kingdoms of Kauai, Oahu, Maui and the Big Island.

Database of our information for researching genealogy.  Contradictory information about the same persons is included and permitted to branch as far as it can. This database should be treated as both incomplete and inconclusive. It is presented as a starting point only for researchers, who should consult primary sources in libraries, museums and digital archives as they come online.