Kaulahea I was a
High Chief
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Tribe
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of the Hawaiian island of
Maui
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.
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's reign.
Samuel Kamakau wrote that Kaulahea was born at
Kukaniloko Birth Site
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.
Family
Kaulahea was a son of
Kahokuohua,
Chief of Molokai and Hikakaiula, the Chiefess. Kaulahea followed his grandfather
Loe
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as ruler of Maui, and married his sibling, Kapohanaupuni. She bore two sons,
Kakae
Kakae was Aliʻi, king of the island of Maui. Kakae‘s name is sometimes given as Kakaeloiki. Kakae is mentioned in old chants.
Biography
Kakae was a son of Chief Kaulahea I of Maui and his Incest, sister-wife, High Chiefess Kapohanaupuni of Hi ...
and
Kakaalaneo
Kakaalaneo was chief of the island of Maui.
Biography
Kakaalaneo was a son of King Kaulahea I of Maui and Chiefess Kapohanaupuni of Hilo, Hawaii, Hilo. His brother was King Kakae. Kakaalaneo appears to be the center of the legends of that reign. ...
to Kaulahea. Kaulahea's sons jointly ruled as
Chiefs of Maui.
[''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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Abraham Fornander, ''An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origin and Migrations'', Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1969.
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Hawaiian monarchs