▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Wa ime a ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Hawai ʻ i ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 7 . ▁His ▁mother ▁was ▁Chief ess ▁ ▁K ao he le l ani , ▁formerly ▁he ir ▁to ▁H ana , ▁K ip ah ulu ▁and ▁K au po , ▁and ▁daughter ▁of ▁High ▁Chief ▁Kal oku ok ama ile ▁and ▁High ▁Chief ess ▁K alo i okal ani . ▁ ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁the ▁High ▁Chief ▁Nu hi , ▁r uler ▁of ▁Wa ime a ▁and ▁son ▁of ▁Chief ▁H ina i ▁of ▁Wa ime a , ▁by ▁his ▁wife , ▁K up apa - a - I . ▁Nu hi ▁had ▁surv ived ▁the ▁ 1 7 9 2 ▁battle ▁at ▁Pu ʻ uk oh ol ā ▁He ia u ▁where ▁K ame h ame ha ▁I ▁un ified ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Hawai ʻ i . ▁His ▁only ▁sib ling ▁was ▁his ▁sister ▁Ke ka ik ui h ala . ▁ ▁When ▁La ʻ an ui ▁was ▁a ▁boy , ▁K ame h ame ha ▁was ▁still ▁trying ▁to ▁control ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Wa ime a ; ▁if ▁not ▁in ▁battle , ▁through ▁a ▁mat rim onial ▁al liance . ▁ ▁His ▁failure ▁to ▁accomplish ▁this ▁through ▁his ▁nie ce ▁K ao he le l ani ▁was ▁a ▁st ing ▁to ▁the ▁old ▁war rior ' s ▁pride , ▁and ▁now ▁he ▁chose ▁a ▁new ▁agent ▁by ▁inv iting ▁La ʻ an ui ▁to ▁his ▁court . ▁ ▁The ▁inv itation ▁was