Haho (born c. 1098 in Hawaii) was an ancient Hawaiian High Chief ('' Aliʻi''), who was a ruler of Maui. He is mentioned in legends and old chants and is also called Hoaho.

Family

Haho was a son of

Paumakua of Maui Paumakua is a name of one ancient chief who lived in ancient Hawaii and was Alii nui of Maui. He is described in legends as a ruler of the island of Maui. His genealogy is given in ancient chant '' Kumulipo''. Because of his father, he is also k ...

and High Chiefess Manokalililani, who was a daughter of Chiefess Hoʻohokukalani II (named after the goddess

Hoʻohokukalani Hoʻohokukalani is a Hawaiian goddess, mentioned in the ancient chants. She is described as a beautiful woman, who Inbreeding, became a consort to her own father. Her full name is given as Kahoʻohokuokalani-i-kau-i-kaheahea ("she who sets the st ...

) and sister of Paumakua. He married High Chiefess Kauilaʻanapa (also called Kauilaianapu in chants). Their son was

Palena of Maui Palena (born ca. 1120, Mokae, Hana, Maui) is a name of a chief mentioned in the ancient Hawaiian legends, where it is said that he was Aliʻi nui of Maui in ancient Hawaii. It seems that he was a semi-mythical Aliʻi. There was also Chiefess Pa ...

and his daughter-in-law was Hikawai-Nui, who was a daughter of Kauilaʻanapa and her other husband, Limaloa-Lialea. Haho and his son are mentioned in chant '' Kumulipo''.''The Kumulipo: A Hawaiian Creation Chant'' by Martha Warren Beckwith

Legacy

Haho was remembered as the founder of the ''Aha-Alii'', an institution which literally means "the congregation of chiefs".

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