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- ↑ David Malo (1951). Hawaiian Antiquities. Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press.
- ↑ "Kamalalawalu (Kama-lala-walu) (Mo'i, Ruler of Maui)". Archived from the original on 2014-05-03. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
- ↑ Pukui, Mary (ed.). Fragments of Genealogy. Kalihi Ward, Honolulu, Hawaii. "Fragments of Genealogy" is a collection of genealogies gathered on Lanai by Mary Kawena Pukui.: Unpublished, handtyped manuscript (binder), LDS Family History Center (Kalihi), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- ↑ Kamakau, Samuel (1992). Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii. Honolulu: Kamehameha Schools Press. ISBN 0-87336-014-1.
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