Kawaokaohele (Hawaiian for "our days of poverty") was a High Chief who ruled the island of Maui in ancient Hawaii.[1]
| Kawaokaohele | |
|---|---|
| Aliʻi of Maui | |
| Spouse | Kepalaoa |
| Issue | Piʻilani |
| Father | Kahekili I |
| Mother | Haukanuimakamaka |
| Religion | Hawaiian religion |
Biography
editKawaokaohele 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 Keleanohoanaʻapiʻapi, was abducted and married into the noble family of Oahu.[5]
Marriage
editKawaokaohele had married Kepalaoa, whose pedigree is not remembered, but who was probably a Maui chiefess or an Oahu princess. She bore a famous son, Piʻilani,[6] and Kawaokaohele was succeeded by him.[7]
Legend
editIn 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
editNotes
edit- ^ 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