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Kahiko

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Kahiko
GenderMale
ParentsWelaahilaninui (father)
Owe or Lailai (mother)
ConsortKupulanakehao
OffspringWākea

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

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

Family

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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

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  1. ^ Beckwith, Martha Warren (1940-01-01). Hawaiian Mythology. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 9780824805142.
  2. ^ "Kahiko". Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
  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.