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Pilikaʻaiea (or Pili-auau; the short form: Pili) was '' Aliʻi Nui'' of
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''Hawaiian Mythology''
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Hawaiʻi
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. He was a sovereign chief, who deposed the indigenous chief, Kapawa.
Name
The Hawaiian word ''pili'' is the native Hawaiian name of ''Heteropogon contortus
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''.
Biography
Pilikaʻaiea was a grandchild of Lanakawai of the Ulu line, but he was born and brought up in "Kahiki" (Tahiti
Tahiti (; Tahitian ; ; previously also known as Otaheite) is the largest island of the Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. It is located in the central part of the Pacific Ocean and the nearest major landmass is Aust ...
). The parents of Pilikaʻaiea were Laʻau and Kukamolimaulialoha, whilst the wife of Pilikaʻaiea was his sister, Hina-au-kekele
Hina-au-kekele (also known as Hina-au-aku, Hinauapu or simply Hina) was a Hawaiian noble lady and Chiefess of the Island of Hawaii (Big Island). She was the sister-wife of the High Chief Pilikaaiea of Hawaii, and they were the founders of the dy ...
.
Because the chiefs of (the island of) Hawaiʻi
Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only s ...
had carelessly intermarried with junior chiefly lines, '' kahuna'' Paʻao
Paao is a figure from Hawaii. He is most likely a Hawaiian historical character retold through Hawaiian legend. According to Hawaiian tradition and folklore, he is said to have been a high priest from Kahiki, specifically "Wewaʻu" and "ʻUpolu." ...
went to Kahiki to find a relative of pure blood who could compete in rank with the chiefly lines of the other islands. He recites a chant to invite Lonokaeho to return with him. Lonokaeho declines the invitation, but sends Pilikaʻaiea in his place. Pilikaʻaiea becomes high chief and wins the support of the people and he becomes the ancestor of the chiefs of Hawaiʻi on the Ulu line down to the late 19th century.
His successor was his descendant, Chief Kukohou. David Malo. ''Hawaiian Antiquities''. Bishop Museum Press.
See also
*Pili line
Pili line (House of Pili, Pili dynasty; Hawaiian language: ''Hale o Pili'') was a royal house in ancient Hawaii that ruled over the island of Hawaiʻi with deep roots in the history of Samoa and possibly beyond further to the west, Ao-Po ("gather ...
References
* Martha Warren Beckwith''Hawaiian Mythology''
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