Kahekili II, full name Kahekilinuiʻahumanu, (c. 1737–1794) was an
ali'i (''Moʻi'') of
Maui. His name was short for
Kāne
In Hawaiian mythology, Kāne is considered the highest of the three major Hawaiian deities, along with Kū and Lono. He represented the god of procreation and was worshipped as ancestor of chiefs and commoners. Kāne is the creator and gives ...
-Hekili after the Hawaiian god of thunder. Because Kāne-Hekili was believed to be black on one side, Kahekili
tattoo
A tattoo is a form of body modification made by inserting tattoo ink, dyes, and/or pigments, either indelible or temporary, into the dermis layer of the skin to form a design. Tattoo artists create these designs using several tattooing ...
ed one side of his body from head to foot.
He was called ''Titeeree, King of Mowee'' by European explorers.
Family
He was born about 1710–1737 in
Hāliʻimaile on the island of
Maui. His father was
Kekaulike Kalani-nui-Kui-Hono-i-Kamoku the 23rd Moʻi of Maui. His mother was Kekuaipoiwa-nui Kalani-kauhihiwakama Wanakapu (
Kekuiapoiwa I, half-sister of Kekaulike). He had at least two wives, and three or four sons and two daughters.
His sister was
Kalola.
There is a theory that he was the biological father of
Kamehameha I
Kamehameha I (; Kalani Paiea Wohi o Kaleikini Kealiikui Kamehameha o Iolani i Kaiwikapu kaui Ka Liholiho Kūnuiākea; – May 8 or 14, 1819), also known as Kamehameha the Great, was the conqueror and first ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii. Th ...
, as Kamehameha I was told this and provided with proof of the same.
Battles
References
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1737 births
1794 deaths
Royalty of Maui
House of Kekaulike
House of Līloa
18th-century monarchs in Oceania