ial ii , ▁Kal an inu il am ama o ' s ▁daughter ▁by ▁his ▁wife ▁Kap ai hi - a - A hu . ▁▁ ▁Her ▁father ▁( who ▁was ▁thus ▁also ▁her ▁grand father ) ▁was ▁r uling ▁chief ▁( A li i ▁N ui ) ▁of ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Ka ū , ▁son ▁of ▁Ke a we ʻ ī ke k ah iali ʻ i ok am oku ▁and ▁L on oma ʻ a ikan aka . ▁He ▁was ▁once ▁in ▁line ▁to ▁succeed , ▁but ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁cont ention ▁between ▁him ▁and ▁his ▁higher - ran king ▁brother , ▁K ee aum oku ▁N ui , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁war ▁that ▁split ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Hawai i ▁into ▁separate ▁district ▁kingdom s ▁until ▁K ame h ame ha ▁I , ▁K ee aum oku ’ s ▁grand son , ▁un ited ▁it ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁islands . ▁The ▁war ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁brothers ▁gave ▁a ▁chance ▁for ▁his ▁cousin , ▁the ▁King ▁A lap ai ▁N ui , ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁throne . ▁A lap ai ▁was ▁a ▁common ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁Ali i ▁family . ▁Although ▁her ▁father ▁lost ▁the ▁throne , ▁her ▁sib lings ▁soon ▁reg ained ▁power . ▁Her ▁brother ▁Chief ▁Kal ani ō pu u ▁a ▁K ai am ama o ▁ruled ▁Koh ala ▁District , ▁K ona ▁District ▁and ▁Ka ū ▁which ▁en comp ass ed ▁the ▁western ▁half ▁of ▁Hawai i ▁island ; ▁her ▁brother ▁Ke aw em