Herbert Aina "Bucky" Kamakeeaina, Sr.

For Bucky, per your earlier query, years ago..... about the two sisters with the surnames of Kulaia/Kulawaia or something near to that recollection of mine?

My source: page 302, Kamehameha and His Warrior Kekuhaupi'o by Stephen L. Desha.

"...Rev. W. M. Kalaiwa'a" may have also been called by the natives, a kahuna/expert kanaka.....for he helped Kamehameha begin the job of carving more canoes for future wars "...in the high upland of Hilo Hanakahi, as this Reverend Kalaiwa'a is of the line of the 'Ship-building Twin' by the name of Kameeiamoku, who is also one of the sacred twins of Kekaulike, the mo'i of Maui."

How I am currently hypothesizing about our mutual ancient genealogy at this time with this tidbit information to solve the mystery of just who my great great great gramdma Luahiwa/Nuuhiwa Forsyth really was, along with who her sister also was....the two sisters you and I knew as the Kulaia/Kulawaia/or whatever....sisters:

This information [plus other oral Family History and kapu'd whispers/records] do affirm the possible belief, at this time.....that our mutual kupuna have always believed:

That the Ontai and Tilton genealogies connect and move in one of many directions- the one I care to discuss at this time being Ali'i Chief Kame'eiamoku... mate/kinsman/protector of Ali'i Chiefess Kamakaeheikuli and her descendants.....

and also kinsman/protector of the Liliha line from Ali'i Chiefess Kanekapolei...

down to her lines, not extinct....today....

and also other religious/political connections I am not ready to spell out on the internet.

Aloha, cousin.

I miss hearing from you.

Take care, Puanani Ontai Tilton Matsumoto

Research is on-going..../ /