Kawaokaohele
Kawaokaohele (Hawaiian for "our days of poverty") was a High Chief who ruled the island of Maui in ancient Hawaii.[1]
| Kawaokaohele | |
|---|---|
| King of Maui | |
| Spouse | Kepalaoa |
| Issue | Piʻilani |
| Father | King Kahekili I |
| Mother | Haukanuimakamaka |
| Religion | Hawaiian mythology |
Biography
Kawaokaohele was a son of Kahekili I and Haukanuimakamaka, who was a High Chiefess and is also known as Hauanuihonialawahine.[2] She was born on Kauai, but married Kahekili on Maui. Kawaokaohele succeeded his father. His reign was prosperous.[3] No war occurred during Kawaokaohele was ruler of the island.[4]
Kawaokaohele’s sister, beautiful Keleanohoanaapiapi, was abducted and married into the noble family of Oahu.[5]
Legend
In one ancient legend, Kawaokaohele is represented as the foster father of Piʻilani.
According to this old story, god Kū was the biological father of Piʻilani.
Family tree
Notes
- Tales and Traditions of the People of Old: Na Mo'Olelo a Ka Po'E Kahiko by Samuel Kamakau
- "Family of Haukanimaka". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
- How Chiefs Became Kings: Divine Kingship and the Rise of Archaic States in ancient Hawaii by Patrick Vinton Kirch
- Abraham Fornander, An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origin and Migrations, Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1969.
- Pacific Passages: An Anthology of Surf Writing by Patrick J. Moser
- Moku'ula: Maui's sacred island by P. Christiaan Klieger
- The Stories of the Genealogies of Maui
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