Kahiko

Kahiko
FatherWelaahilaninui
MotherOwe or Lailai
WifeKupulanakehao
IssueWākea

Kahiko-Lua-Mea (better known simply as Kahiko) is a god in Hawaiian mythology, who was once a chief on the Earth and lived in Olalowaia. He is mentioned in the chant Kumulipo and in the Chant of Kūaliʻi.

Kahiko is also mentioned in The Legend of Waia.[1] The legend is that there was a head figure that had the ability to speak. He gave power to Kahiko because Waia lacked to keep up with his responsibilities as a chief.

He was born c. 144 in the Ololo Genealogy.[2]

Etymology

Kahiko's name means "old" or "ancient".[3]

Family

Kahiko's parents are Welaahilaninui and his wife Owe.[4][5] According to Abraham Fornander, Welaʻahilaninui was the first man.[6] According to the ancient chant Kumulipo, Kahiko was a son of Chief Keali’iwahilani and his wife Lailai.[7]

Kahiko married Kupulanakehao[8] and had three sons:

His granddaughter was Hoʻohokukalani.

Notes

  1. ↑ Beckwith, Martha Warren (1940-01-01). Hawaiian Mythology. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 9780824805142.
  2. ↑ Kahiko
  3. ↑ Hawaiian Dictionary: Hawaiian-English, English-Hawaiian by Mary Kawena Pukui and Samuel Hoyt Elbert
  4. ↑ Samuel Kamakau, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii, Revised Edition. Honolulu: Kamehameha Schools Press. 1992.
  5. ↑ Edith Kawelohea McKinzie. Hawaiian Genealogies: Extracted from Hawaiian Language Newspapers.
  6. ↑ Abraham Fornander, An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origin and Migrations. Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Company. 1969.
  7. ↑ Kumulipo
  8. ↑ Martha Warren Beckwith. Hawaiian Mythology.
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