Lineage of the House of Unauna
Nā Kūpuna — The Ancestors
Official typed transcript from the Hawaiian Kingdom Board of Genealogy Records (1882), preserved within the Bishop Museum Archives (Case 2 G 1-12, Microfilm Reel 232-1). This ledger establishes the verified, state-audited pedigree of the Family of Chiefs belonging to the House of Unauna / Kapōhaialiʻi lineage.
Hereditary High Chiefess (1853–1928)
Lucy Kapōhaialiʻiokamāmalu Koiʻi Unauna (1853–1928)
High Chiefess Lucy Kapōhaialiʻi (aka Pohaialii) (1853–1928) stands at the center of this verified lineage. The record details her direct connection to Queen Kapiolani — a descendant of Kauhiokaka via High Chief Kuhio Kalanianaole — through the union of Hulu (k) and Lonomaikanaka (w) (aka Lonomaaikanaka).
View Genealogy Record at Archive.org →Recorded Ancestor Lines
Senior Line
Keawemaihookepulani · Kapelehuwaihele · Hulu
Kapōhaialiʻi Branch
Kekahimoku (k) · Kauhiokaka (w) · Kealoowakea (k)
Koiileolani Branch
Kao (k) · Koiileolani (k) · Holohia (w) · A. Unauna (k)
John Koii Line
John Koii · Kaniu — parents of Lucy Kapōhaialiʻi
Kealomakalani Branch
Kealomakalani · Nuanu-a · Lonomaikanaka
It notes key historical intersections involving Kamaneleʻs grandfather Chief Kaoo: Prime Minister to Kalaniopuu, during the 1779 Captain James Cook standoff. Kamaneleʻs mother Haaheo Kaniu, daughter of Kaoo, was the Royal nurse of the future King Kalakaua. When Haaheo died, Unauna was next of kin by this genealogy — also posted in Ka Nūhou, Jan 6, 1874, and Ke Kumulipo o Kalakaua at Bishop Museum Archives (pg. 6). Digitized for preservation and public access. Uploaded by Kuauhau, September 14, 2026.