Nuʻakea

Nuʻakea
High Chiefess of Oʻahu and Molokaʻi
BornOʻahu, Hawaiʻi
FamilyRoyal family of ʻEwa
ConsortChief Keʻoloʻewa-a-Kamauaua
IssueKapau-a-Nuʻakea
FatherHigh Chief Keaunui of ʻEwa
MotherHigh Chiefess Wehelani
For a Hawaiian goddess of milk, see Nuakea (deity).

Nuʻakea was a High Chiefess in Ancient Hawaii, who was a Princess of Oʻahu island by birth and became Queen of Molokaʻi, another Hawaiian island.

She is mentioned in Hawaiian legends and by historian Abraham Fornander.

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