Kahiko

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 Kūaliʻi.

Kahiko
FatherWelaahilaninui
MotherOwe or Lailai
WifeKupulanakehao
IssueWākea

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:

His granddaughter was Hoʻohokukalani.

Notes
  1. Beckwith, Martha Warren (1940-01-01). Hawaiian Mythology. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 9780824805142.
  2. Kahiko
  3. Hawaiian Dictionary: Hawaiian-English, English-Hawaiian by Mary Kawena Pukui and Samuel Hoyt Elbert
  4. Samuel Kamakau, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii, Revised Edition. Honolulu: Kamehameha Schools Press. 1992.
  5. Edith Kawelohea McKinzie. Hawaiian Genealogies: Extracted from Hawaiian Language Newspapers.
  6. Abraham Fornander, An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origin and Migrations. Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Company. 1969.
  7. Kumulipo
  8. Martha Warren Beckwith. Hawaiian Mythology.
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