Kahekili II, full name Kahekilinuiʻahumanu, (c. 1737–1794) was an ali'i (''Moʻi'') of

Maui The island of Maui (; Hawaiian: ) is the second-largest of the islands of the state of Hawaii at 727.2 square miles (1,883 km2) and is the 17th largest island in the United States. Maui is the largest of Maui County's four islands, whic ...

. His name was short for

Kāne In Hawaiian mythology, Kāne is considered the highest of the three major Hawaiian deities, along with Kū and Lono. He represented the god of procreation and was worshipped as ancestor of chiefs and commoners. Kāne is the creator and gives l ...

-Hekili after the Hawaiian god of thunder. Because Kāne-Hekili was believed to be black on one side, Kahekili

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ed one side of his body from head to foot. He was called ''Titeeree, King of Mowee'' by European explorers.

Family

He was born about 1710–1737 in Hāliʻimaile on the island of

. His father was Kekaulike Kalani-nui-Kui-Hono-i-Kamoku the 23rd Moʻi of Maui. His mother was Kekuaipoiwa-nui Kalani-kauhihiwakama Wanakapu ( Kekuiapoiwa I, half-sister of Kekaulike). He had at least two wives, and three or four sons and two daughters. His sister was Kalola. There is a theory that he was the biological father of

Kamehameha I Kamehameha I (; Kalani Paiea Wohi o Kaleikini Kealiikui Kamehameha o Iolani i Kaiwikapu kaui Ka Liholiho Kūnuiākea; – May 8 or 14, 1819), also known as Kamehameha the Great, was the conqueror and first ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii. Th ...

, as Kamehameha I was told this and provided with proof of the same.

Battles

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kahekili 02 1737 births 1794 deaths Royalty of Maui House of Kekaulike House of Līloa 18th-century monarchs in Oceania