Her parents were a man called Piʻikalani (kalani = "heavenly") and his consort, Kalamea I[4] (Kalama) — a relative of the High Chief Kanipahu of Hawaiʻi.
The son of Kanipahu was Kanaloa, who was likely the father of Kalapana, Chief of the Big Island.
[5] Kanipahu was forced to escape to Molokai, and the usurper called Kamaiole became the new ruler of the island.
The second husband of Malamaʻihanaʻae was Haunaʻakamahala, who was a priest, and he ordered the construction of a heiau (temple).
[7] Their daughter was Lady Kapo-a-Kauluhailea, who married her half-brother Kahai and became the mother of the great Kalaunuiohua.