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an chants, Chief Maweke (also spelled Māweke in Hawaiian; Hawaiian pronunciation: ''MAH-WEH-KEH'') was a chief of the highest known rank who lived in the 11th century. He is described in the legends as a wizard (or priest, ''

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Aliʻi The aliʻi were the traditional nobility of the Hawaiian islands. They were part of a hereditary line of rulers, the ''noho aliʻi''. The word ''aliʻi'' has a similar meaning in the Samoan language and other Polynesian languages, and in Māori ...

'' (a noble) of "the blue blood" (a Hawaiian nobleman of the highest rank). He was an ancestor of the royalty of the island of

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. He was not of Hawaiian origin, but came to Hawaii from

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and was famous for his knowledge of black

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. His famous ancestor was Nanaulu. His parents are named in the chants as Kekupahaikala (father) and Maihikea (mother). When he arrived to Oahu, Maweke erected a temple to the

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called

Kanaloa In the traditions of ancient Hawaii, Kanaloa is a god symbolized by the squid or by the octopus, and is typically associated with Kāne. It is also an alternative name for the island of Kahoolawe. In legends and chants, Kāne and Kanaloa are por ...

Maweke married woman named Naiolaukea (Naiolakea). They had children: *

Mulielealiʻi Mulielealiʻi (Hawaiian pronunciation: ''MUH-LEEH-EH-LEH-ALEEH''), also known as Miʻi-i-ele-aliʻi, was an ancient Hawaiian High Chief who lived on the island of Oahu, and is mentioned in ancient chants and writings by Abraham Fornander. His title ...

*Kaehunui * Kalehenui *

Keaunui Keaunui (Hawaiian for "Keau the Great") was a High Chief of ʻEwa, Waiʻanae and Waialua in ancient Hawaii. He was a member of the Nanaulu line and is also known as Keaunui-a-Maweke. His mother was High Chiefess Naiolaukea, also known as Naiola ...

, father of the High Chiefess Nuʻakea of

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''Native Planters in Old Hawaii: their life, lore, and environment''; by Edward Smith Craighill Handy; Elizabeth Green Handy;

Mary Kawena Pukui Mary Abigail Kawenaulaokalaniahiiakaikapoliopele Naleilehuaapele Wiggin Pukui (20 April 1895 – 21 May 1986), known as Kawena, was a Hawaiian scholar, author, composer, hula expert, and educator. Life Pukui was born on April 20, 1895, in her ...

. Honolulu, 1972 *Kamoeaulani

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