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Mele Kahiwa Kawahinealiimanakapu Swinton Makekau

Birth: 24 Apr 1823
Hawaii, USA
Death: 5 Jun 1925 (aged 102)
Lahaina, Maui County, Hawaii, USA
Burial: Waiola Church Cemetery

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Memorial ID: 80702758 View Source

Mele Kahiwa was a descendant of the highest chiefs of Molokai. She was beautiful and showed her English blood by her fair completion, features and green eyes. In 1851, she married Abel Keliionuuanu Makekau. He, on the other hand was a pure blooded, very dark Hawaiian and was plain. Our kupuna often said they didn't know how he landed that beautiful girl. Together, they had 14 children: Hattie Kalanikuinuiamamao, Harriet "Hattie" Nahienaena, David Kala'i-o-Hauola, Maile Akahiakulena, Charles Kuapu'uikealoonaali'i, Jennie Kaakaakaanaali'i, Sam Umihulumakaokalani, Naohulelua, Ramon Hoe, Lele Kekuhemahemaanaikealo'oKahekili, Tamar Piehu, Iamima, Alice Hakaleleponi, and Abel Nakaielua

Mele Kahiwa was originally buried in the backyard of their home on the Makekau Estates in Lahaina. On October 17, 2009, she and her daughter, Lele, were exhumed and reinterred in the church cemetery. After 100 years of being apart, she and her husband were finally together.

Mele Kahiwa was a descendant of the highest chiefs of Molokai. She was beautiful and showed her English blood by her fair completion, features and green eyes. In 1851, she married Abel Keliionuuanu Makekau. He, on the other hand was a pure blooded, very dark Hawaiian and was plain. Our kupuna often said they didn't know how he landed that beautiful girl. Together, they had 14 children: Hattie Kalanikuinuiamamao, Harriet "Hattie" Nahienaena, David Kala'i-o-Hauola, Maile Akahiakulena, Charles Kuapu'uikealoonaali'i, Jennie Kaakaakaanaali'i, Sam Umihulumakaokalani, Naohulelua, Ramon Hoe, Lele Kekuhemahemaanaikealo'oKahekili, Tamar Piehu, Iamima, Alice Hakaleleponi, and Abel Nakaielua

Mele Kahiwa was originally buried in the backyard of their home on the Makekau Estates in Lahaina. On October 17, 2009, she and her daughter, Lele, were exhumed and reinterred in the church cemetery. After 100 years of being apart, she and her husband were finally together.

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Parents

Henry Sebastian Swinton Sr

1802–1883

Spouse

Abel Keliionuuanu Makekau

1819–1907

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Created by: Leilani Oliver Chung
Added: Nov 19, 2011
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80702758/mele_kahiwa_kawahinealiimanakapu-makekau: accessed ), memorial page for Mele Kahiwa Kawahinealiimanakapu Swinton Makekau (24 Apr 1823–5 Jun 1925), Find a Grave Memorial ID 80702758, citing Waiola Church Cemetery, Lahaina, Maui County, Hawaii, USA; Maintained by Leilani Oliver Chung (contributor 46611272).

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