Kaloiokalani
Kaloiokalani, a Hawaiian chiefess of Maui descent, was the only known wife of Prince Kalokuokamaile and therefore the matriarch of the still-surviving House of Kalokuokamaile. Her great-great-great-great-granddaughter, Princess Myrtle Kaloiokalani Kinau Wilcox (d. 1998), was her namesake. Kaloi-o-kalani should not mistaken for Kali-o-kalani, son of Caesar Kapaakea and Anna Keohokalole.
Kaloiokalani was most likely born on the island of Maui, in the early 18th century. Her parents, whose names are lost to history, were of a chiefly ([[Alii|Alii]]) of the districts of Kahikinui and Honuaula. No doubt her father and mother was part of a cadet branch of the Royal Family of Maui since most of Mauian nobility were descendants of younger sons and daughters of the Moi of Maui. Her parents were not ruling district chieftains of the districts of her birth. It could be seen since she did not inherit those districts after their death and after her marriage her husband's land control did not strengthen; although the term court was mentioned as the destination of Kalokuokamaile when he sought Kaloiokalani's heart. According to the account of her great-granddaughter, Princess Elizabeth Kekaaniau, in her book Keoua Father of Kings, she was the only flower (child) of her family.
Many years passed and she matured to be a beautiful and of fine quality. News of her loveliness reached the neighbouring district of Hāna. There the ruling prince, Kalokuokamaile, son of Keoua of Hawaii and Kahikikalaokalani of Hāna, having no wife, sought to make her his own. The young, strong, and athletic prince, set off to visit the neighbouring court ‘‘(not mentioned if it was Kahikinui or Honuaula). This suitor was joyfully taken in by her parents and plans for the royal weddings were completed in no time. After thehoao (wedding)had taken place and feasting and dancing ended, Kaloiokalani's husband made provisions to return to his home district of Hāna. Kaloiokalani was greatly love and a favorite with her people, so themakaaina(commoners)'' volunteered to get up a great parade to accompany the much-loved and distinguished couple as far as Kipahulu District. According to legend, the throng of procession was so immense and lengthy, that it was mistaken by the people of Kipahulu for an invasion by an unknown enemy.
The rest of her life settled at the old family homestead of her husband, and affairs ran smoothly for most of their life. The only product of their marriage was a bright little daughter, whom they named Kaohelelani. During the teenage years of her daughter, Kaloiokalani's husband died. Hearing the news of this, her brother-in-law Kamehameha gathered a retinue of followers and retainers to follow his brother Kealiimaikai to Hāna. Kealiimaikai heard Kamehameha's request that her daughter, Kaohelelani, should be permitted to reside in his court and that his brother would take charge of her vast land inheritances until her daughter reach adulthood. Kaloiokalani, a weak widow, consented. This is the last mentioned of Kaloiokalani, and her death is unknown.