in 1848 his father died of measles, followed by his classmate moses kekūāiwa and liliʻuokalani's sister kaʻiminaʻauao. leleiohoku, the sixth-largest landholder after the great mahele, had inherited the estates of his biological father kalanimoku and his "hānai" (adoptive) father kuakini, two of the most power chiefs in the kingdom.