Kamaloʻohua (also called Kamalu-Ohua) (ca. 1416) was a

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in ancient Hawaii, according to

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, and is mentioned in old legends and chants. He was ''Moʻi'' - King of the island of

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. He was the king of Maui island. It is said that he was a descendant of mythical chief Paumakua of Maui. There is no any archaeological record for him.

Family

In ancient chants

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of Kings of Maui is described. Kamaloʻohua was a son of King

Kuhimana In Hawaiian mythology, Kuhimana was a High Chief who ruled as the 7th known Moʻi of Maui. He was the sovereign king or chief of the island of Maui and is mentioned in old chants as semi-mythical person. Not much is said about him in ancient le ...

and his sister Kaumana I and thus grandson of King

Alo of Maui In Hawaiian legends, Alo is a name of a High Chief that ruled as the Moʻi of Maui. He was the sovereign king or chief of the island of Maui. Sometimes he was called Alau. There is no any archaeological evidence for him. He was born ca. 1186. He ...

and his wife Moekeaea. He married woman named Kapu, but her parents are not known. (For a meaning of her name, see ''

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''.) Their son was King Loe of Maui and their grandson was King Kahokuohua of

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Legends

There are two famous legends about Kamaloʻohua. One legend inform us about great war.

War

According to the legend, Kamaloʻohua was attacked, defeated, and taken as prisoner by King

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 ...

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. Kalaunuiohua went on

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island, taking his prisoners with him. It is doubtful if Oʻahu had any recognised sovereign at the time. Later, Kamaloʻohua returned to his island and it was the time of peace.

Arrival of light skin people

This legend inform us that during the lifetime of Kamaloʻohua happened strange event: A vessel called ''Mamala'' arrived at

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. The captain's name is said to have been Kaluiki-a-Manu, and the names of the other people on board are given in the tradition as Neleike, Malaea, Haʻakoa and Hika. These latter comprised both men and women, and it is said that Neleike became the wife of Wakalana and the mother of his son Alo-o-ia, and that they became the progenitors of a light-coloured family, ''poe ohana Kekea'' and that they were

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with bright, shining

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s. The tradition further states that their descendants were plentiful in or about Waimalo and Honouliuli on Oʻahu, and that their appearance and countenances changed by intermarriage with the

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an people. It is evident that no

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traversed the

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at the time of Kamaloʻohua, and that these white or light-coloured foreigners probably were the crew of some

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ese vessel driven out of her course, and brought by winds to these shores (or the ships of Álvaro de Saavedra's expedition). That the

an natives regarded these castaways as of an alien race is evident. Another version of the same tradition, while substantially the same as the foregoing, differs somewhat in the names of the new arrivals; and the event is ascribed to the time of Kamaloʻohua, while the other ascribes it to the time of Wakalana. Kamaloʻohua and Wakalana were contemporary. Abraham Fornander, ''An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origin and Migrations'', Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1969. Page 67-68, 81-83

Family tree

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Notes

Royalty of Maui Hawaiian legends 1416 births Year of death unknown