Mauiloa
According to Hawaiian mythology, Mauiloa was a High Chief (Alii) of Maui. He is mentioned in legends and old chants and was likely a semi-historical person or character from myths.[2]
| Mauiloa | |
|---|---|
| Moʻi of Maui | |
| Consort | Kauhua |
| Issue | Alo of Maui |
| Father | King Hanalaa[1] |
| Mother | Kapukapu |
| Religion | Hawaiian religion |
He had control over portions of Western Maui and relied on the allegiance of many district chiefs.
Mauiloa was a contemporary of Laamaikahiki on Kauai. From the time of Mauiloa to the time of Kaulahea I, there must have been troubled times on the island of Maui.
Name of Mauiloa can be translated as "Great/Magnificent Maui".[3][4]
Family
He came into his sovereignty at a young age. The beginning of his reign was marked by countless battles to establish his authority from many of the district chieftains of Maui.
He was a son and successor of High Chief Hanalaa. His mother was Chiefess Kapukapu.
Mauiloa had married Kauhua and had a son named Alau.[5][6] He was a successor of his father. Mauiloa had grandson called Kaheka
Kauhua's parents are not known to us.
Notes
- A study of prehistoric social change: the development of complex societies in the Hawaiian Islands by Ross H. Cordy
- Abraham Fornander, An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origin and Migrations, Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1969. Page 79-80
- See about the word loa. This word can mean "tall" or "long", or even "far" and "distance". Archived 2012-12-28 at Archive.today
- Encyclopædia of religion and ethics, Volume 12
- The Kumulipo: A Hawaiian Creation Chant by Martha Warren Beckwith
- The Stories of the Genealogies of Maui
| Preceded by Hanalaa |
Moʻi of Maui | Succeeded by Alo |