Kahokuohua (born ca. 1462) was a High Chief of the Hawaiian island of
Molokai
Molokai , or Molokai (), is the fifth most populated of the eight major islands that make up the Hawaiian Islands, Hawaiian Islands archipelago in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It is 38 by 10 miles (61 by 16 km) at its greatest length an ...
in the 15th century, and he is mentioned in old chants. His title was ''
Aliʻi Nui
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The word ''aliʻi'' has a similar meaning in the Samoan language and other Polynesian languages, and in Māori ...
''.
Biography
Kahokuohua was a son of ''Aliʻi''
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and his wife Wahaʻakuna, who is also called Waohaʻakuna.
Kahokuohua married Hikakaiula (Hiʻikawaiula) and their children were
Kaulahea I
Kaulahea I was a Tribal chief, High Chief of the Hawaiian island of Maui.
Reign
During his reign, war did not occur between Maui and any of the other islands. This is a contrast to the disturbance in Kamaloohua, Kamaloohua's reign. Samuel Kamaka ...
and Princess Kapohanaupuni.
Abraham Fornander mentioned that one of the most
famous rulers of
Hawaiʻi was
Kalaunuiohua
Kalaunuiohua (''nui'' = “great”, ''ohua'' = "servant") was a High Chief of the island of Hawaiʻi in ancient Hawaii. He was a member of the Pili line. Kalau is his short name.
Life
Kalaunuiohua was born on Hawaiʻi (the Big Island), as a so ...
. He invaded the island of Molokaʻi during the reign of Kahokuohua. After an obstinate battle Kahokuohua was conquered, and surrendered himself to Kalaunuiohua.
[ Abraham Fornander. ''An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origins and Migrations, and the Ancient History of the Hawaiian People to the Times of Kamehameha I.'']
References
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Hawaiian monarchs