The aliʻi nui is the supreme ruler (sometimes called the "King" or Moi) of the island.
Aliʻi refers to the ruling class of Hawaiʻi prior to the formation of the united kingdom.
The usurping line of rule ends with Keaweʻopala who is killed in battle while his son and heir, Kalaimanokahoʻowaha, did survive to greet Captain James Cook.
The hereditary line of Liloa resumes through the grandson of Keaweʻīkekahialiʻiokamoku, Kalaniʻōpuʻu.
Kalaniʻōpuʻu's line ends with the death of Kīwalaʻō by Kamehameha's forces.