Koahou

Koahou
Died	1826 Punahou, Hilo
Spouse	various
Father	Kamanawa
Mother	Kekelaokalani

Koahou (died 1826) was a Hawaiian high chief who succeeded his father Kamanawa as one of the chief counselors of Kamehameha I.

He was the son of High Chief Kamanawa and High Chiefess Kekelaokalani. His father Kamanawa, along with Koahou's uncle Kameʻeiamoku, were known as the "royal twins" and helped Kamehameha I come to power and served him as advisors. His mother Kekelaokalani was the daughter of High Chief Kauakahiakua, son of Lonomakahonua and Kahapoohiwi, and High Chiefess Kekuʻiapoiwa I, the former wife of King Kekaulike of Maui. His siblings included two brothers: Noukana and Amamalua, a sister Peleuli, who became one of the wives of Kamehameha I, and a half-sister Piʻipiʻi Kalanikaulihiwakama.

After the death of his father and the passing of the last of the four warrior chiefs that supported Kamehameha I, the sons of the four were chosen to replace them in the Council of Chiefs. They included Koahou, son of Kamanawa, Hoapili, son of Kameʻeiamoku, Kahekili Keʻeaumoku, son of Keʻeaumoku Pāpaʻiahiahi and Naihe, son of Keaweaheulu. They were given the same honors, rights and powers that their fathers had held including any lands that were originally awarded to them as spoils of Kamehameha's conquest.

Koahou would continue to serve Kamehameha I's successor Kamehameha II and briefly served under the child monarch Kamehameha III. His principal place of residence was Hilo, which was called Byron's Bay by the foreigners at the time after George Byron, 7th Baron Byron who brought the bodies of King Kamehameha II and Queen Kamāmalu back from London aboard HMS Blonde. Even after the arrival of the missionaries, Koahou never converted to Christianity or if he ever did, he didn't take their religious teaching very seriously. On December 25, 1825, Rev. Artemas Bishop complained how Koahou's behavior and continual practice of polygamy were discouraging the natives of Hilo from converting:

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