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Sr. Alapai, Keaweamahi, Sr. So, that's my, what, what, great, second great grandfather, Keawe
<br /> Alapai, Sr. His father is William David Kahinu Namaielua. His —how's that, okay, third, third
<br /> great grandfather, William David Namaielua, married—okay, then, his father is Namaielua.
<br /> Namaielua's wife is Kina`u. Kina`u, daughter of Kamehameha and Kalakua Ka`ahumanu. So,
<br /> Kamehameha, royal descent, so and so. His father is KeOua, Keoua—actually,
<br /> Kalanikupuapa`ikalaninuikeoua was his name—Keoua's father is Ke`eaumoku Nui.
<br /> Ke`eaumoku Nui's father, mother is, no, father, is Keawe`ikekahiali`iokamoku, Moku o Keawe
<br /> so they say. His mother is Keakealaniwahine. Keakealaniwahine's mom is Keakamahana. So,
<br /> now, that's where I tie in the whole ahupua`a, every island, however you want to call it, because
<br /> they're all ruling chiefs of every island. That's how I tie in.
<br /> And then, I'm going to tie in my grand-aunt, Aunty Simmy. She's an Akau, [inaudible] Akau.
<br /> My second great-grandfather is William Paul Akau, married Lydia Awaa Kahookano. So, she's
<br /> coming in as a lateral descendant, not a lineal. Or maybe lineal, I guess, she can, rightly, you
<br /> know. But, lineal or lateral, she's tied into my Alapai-Akau family. Any questions?
<br /> LINGER: At this time—well, Commissioners, you have any questions of the applicant? Go
<br /> ahead.
<br /> CARR SMITH: Yes, I was just wondering what your specific connection to this area is.
<br /> ALAPAL Oh, my specific connection is basically lineal descendant, yeah, of the property, of
<br /> basically every island because being a descendant of—ruling chiefs had property on every island,
<br /> right? They had to give it to their
<br /> LINGER: Please speak into your mic, so we can
<br /> ALAPAL Oh, the ruling chiefs of the land like, let's see, Moku o Keawe, he ruled Big Island,
<br /> passed it over, well, he got taken over by Alapai Nui. Then, his son took over, Keawe`opala.
<br /> He got taken over by Kalani`opu`u. Kalani`opu`u got taken over by Kamehameha.
<br /> Kamehameha took over, gave his kids, 1-2-3-4-5, the properties, and then, we went into the
<br /> democratic system, and then Lunalino, my other ancestor, became ruling chief. And, then the
<br /> Kalakaua era came. They voted them in. And, then Kalakaua passed. Lili`uokalani ruled the
<br /> last. And, yes, lineal descendent. That's who I am. That's who Aunty Simmy is also. But, any
<br /> questions?
<br /> LINGER: Yeah, I have one more and then we'll get to you because some of these questions
<br /> might be yours, but just specifically, and for our education, what cultural practices do you
<br /> continue as a
<br /> ALAPAL I pray. In our family, I know people they worship Ku, Lono, you know, other gods.
<br /> That's not my god. That's not the Hawaiians'. Hawaiians' god was, his name was
<br /> Kaonohiokala. This is twelfth century Hawaiians. It's not Pa`ao Hawaiians, like, Pa`ao came
<br /> from Tahiti, trans- or—what they call—indoctrinated us in Ku, Lono, all these gods. But,
<br /> Hawaiians' actual religion is Kaonohiokala, and that's like the sun, yeah, you know, the sun was,
<br /> in every culture, the sun is the god of everybody, you know, like, because the sun brings life and
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