Haho of Maui
Haho[2][3] (born c. 1098 in Hawaii[4]) was an ancient Hawaiian High Chief (Alii),[5] who was a Moʻi of Maui. He is mentioned in legends and old chants and is also called Hoaho.[6]
Haho | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | King of Maui[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Kauilaʻanapa |
| Children | Palena of Maui |
| Parent(s) | Paumakua of Maui Manokalililani |
Family
Haho was a son of Paumakua of Maui and High Chiefess Manokalililani, who was a daughter of Chiefess Hoʻohokukalani II (named after the goddess Hoʻohokukalani) and sister of Paumakua.[7]
He married High Chiefess Kauilaʻanapa (also called Kauilaianapu in chants). Their son was Palena of Maui and his daughter-in-law was Hikawai-Nui, who was a daughter of Kauilaʻanapa and her other husband, Limaloa-Lialea.[8]
Legacy
Haho was remembered as the founder of the Aha-Aliʻi, an institution which literally means "the congregation of chiefs".
| Preceded by Paumakua of Maui |
Moʻi of Maui | Succeeded by Palena of Maui |
Notes
- Kings of Maui
- Very rare name. It means "thin" or "to fail".
- History of the Sandwich Islands: By Sheldon Dibble
- Haho's family
- Abraham Fornander (1880). John F. G. Stokes (ed.). An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origins and Migrations, and the Ancient History of the Hawaiian People to the Times of Kamehameha I. 2. Trübner & Co.
- It is also possible that he was called Hōʻaho.
- Hoohokukalani
- Family of Kauilaanapa
- The Kumulipo: A Hawaiian Creation Chant by Martha Warren Beckwith
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