ʻEhu was an ancient
Hawaiian nobleman (''
Aliʻi
The aliʻi were the traditional nobility of the Hawaiian islands. They were part of a hereditary line of rulers, the ''noho aliʻi''.
Cognates of the word ''aliʻi'' have a similar meaning in other Polynesian languages; in Māori it is pronoun ...
'') and the Chief of
Kona (a place on the island of
Hawaiʻi).
Life
ʻEhu was most likely born on the island of Hawaiʻi. His parents were the High Chief
Kuaiwa of Hawaiʻi and one of his wives, Kamanawa-a-Kalamea. ʻEhu became the ruler of Kona, one part of Hawaiʻi. He married
Kapohauola, and their son was
ʻEhunuikaimalino. Another wife of ʻEhu was a woman called Kahoʻea (Ka-hoʻea), and they had a son named Kama-ʻiole.
Family of Kama-ʻiole
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After the death of ʻEhu, his son ʻEhunuikaimalino became the Chief of Kona.
See also
* Kuaiwa
* Alii nui of Hawaii
References
External links
Ehu ('Ehu) (Alii-o-Kona)
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