David Leleo Kinimaka (July 5, 1851 – March 10, 1884) was a descendant of Hawaiian nobility and the hānai (adopted) brother to King Kalākaua.

Kahikoloa (with Kameʻeiamoku) was mother to Hoʻolulu, who, along with his half-brother Hoapili, helped conceal the bones of King Kamehameha I in a secret hiding place after the ruler's death.

[3][4] Kinimaka was educated by Archdeacon George Mason, of the Anglican Church of Hawaii, at the St. Alban's College on Oahu, and at Luaʻehu School, in Lahaina, Maui.

[5][6] His classmates included Leleiohoku II (Kalākaua's younger brother), Curtis P. Iaukea, Samuel Nowlein, Robert Hoapili Baker, and other future Hawaiian leaders.

[7][8] Kinimaka joined the Royal Guards of Hawaii during the reign of Kamehameha V, who constructed the ʻIolani Barracks in 1870 to house the troops.

On September 7, 1873, a mutiny of the troops resulted from what they believed were draconian disciplinary actions by Captain Joseph Jajczay and adjutant general Charles Hastings Judd.

Lunalilo responded to the insurrection by disbanding the military unit altogether, leaving Hawaii without a standing army for the remainder of his reign.

[16] In 2013, four hundred descendants of Kinimaka congregated at Iolani Palace in Honolulu to celebrate Hawaiian culture, and the family legacy.