Kahiko
| Kahiko | |
|---|---|
| Father | Welaahilaninui |
| Mother | Owe or Lailai |
| Wife | Kupulanakehao |
| Issue | Wākea |
Kahiko-Lua-Mea (better known simply as Kahiko) is a god in Hawaiian mythology, who was once a chief on the Earth and lived in Olalowaia. He is mentioned in the chant Kumulipo and in the Chant of Kuali’i.
Kahiko is also mentioned in The Legend of Waia.[1] the legend is that there was a head figure that had the ability to speak. He gave power to Kahiko because Waia lacked to keep up with his responsibilities as a chief.
He was born c. 144 in the Ololo Genealogy.[2]
Etymology
Kahiko's name means "old" or "ancient".[3]
Family
Kahiko's parents are Welaahilaninui and his wife Owe.[4][5] According to Abraham Fornander, Welaʻahilaninui was the first man.[6] According to the ancient chant Kumulipo, Kahiko was a son of Chief Keali’iwahilani and his wife Lailai.[7]
Kahiko married Kupulanakehao[8] and had three sons:
- Wākea
- Lihau-ula
- Makuʻu
His granddaughter was Hoʻohokukalani.
Notes
- ↑ Beckwith, Martha Warren (1940-01-01). Hawaiian Mythology. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 9780824805142.
- ↑ Kahiko
- ↑ Hawaiian Dictionary: Hawaiian-English, English-Hawaiian by Mary Kawena Pukui and Samuel Hoyt Elbert
- ↑ Samuel Kamakau, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii, Revised Edition, (Honolulu: Kamehameha Schools Press, 1992).
- ↑ Hawaiian Genealogies: Extracted from Hawaiian Language Newspapers, Volume 2 by Edith Kawelohea McKinzie
- ↑ Abraham Fornander, An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origin and Migrations, Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1969
- ↑ Kumulipo
- ↑ Hawaiian Mythology by Martha Warren Beckwith