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Chief Maʻilikūkahi (Hawaiian: ''
Maʻilikūkahi lived in the 15th or 16th century, but there is also possibility that he was born at the end of the 14th century.
He was born on Oʻahu as a son of the nobleman named Kukahiaililani (''lani'' = "
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 ...
Maʻilikūkahi''; Hawaiian pronunciation: ''Mah-ee-leeh-koo-kah-heeh''; also known as Maʻilikukahi) was a High Chief (aliʻi nui) of the island of Oahu
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in ancient Hawaii
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around 1480 A.D. He is known today from the old chants as one of the early and beneficent rulers of Oʻahu.
He was the founder of the House of Maʻilikūkahi (Hawaiian: ''Hale o Maʻilikūkahi'').
Biography
Maʻilikūkahi lived in the 15th or 16th century, but there is also possibility that he was born at the end of the 14th century.
He was born on Oʻahu as a son of the nobleman named Kukahiaililani (''lani'' = "sky
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"). His mother was his fatherʻs spouse, a wife or a concubine of an unknown name. He was thus a paternal descendant of the High Chiefess Maelo of Kona district, O`ahu.
Maʻilikūkahi succeeded his relative, Haka of Oʻahu, and subdivided the land into numerous ''ahupuaʻa''. He had many rivals.Glen Grant (1994). ''Obake: Ghost Stories in Hawai'i''.
Maʻilikūkahiʻs son was Chief Kālonaiki Kālonaiki (Hawaiian pronunciation: ''Kah-loh-nah-eeh-keeh'') was a High Chief of the island of Oahu in ancient Hawaii, a successor of his relative, the High Chief Maʻilikākahi. He is mentioned in ancient chants as the second ruler from the House ...
of Oʻahu, his successor.
See also
* Alii nui of Oahu *Maweke According to the Hawaiian 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, '' ...
, Maʻilikūkahiʻs ancestor
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mailikukahi Royalty of Oahu Year of death unknown Ancient Hawaiian royalty