Haho of Maui explained

Haho
Spouse:Kauilaʻanapa
Parents:Paumakua of Maui
Manokalililani

Haho[1] [2] (born c. 1098 in Hawaii[3]) was an ancient Hawaiian High Chief (Aliʻi),[4] who was a ruler of Maui. He is mentioned in legends and old chants and is also called Hoaho.[5]

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.[6]

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.[7]

Haho and his son are mentioned in chant Kumulipo.[8]

Legacy

Haho was remembered as the founder of the Aha-Aliʻi, an institution which literally means "the congregation of chiefs".

Notes and References

  1. http://wehewehe.org/gsdl2.5/cgi-bin/hdict?a=q&r=1&hs=1&e=q-0hdict--00-0-0--010---4----den--0-000lpm--1haw-Zz-1---Zz-1-home---00031-0000escapewin-00&q=Haho&j=pm&hdid=0&hdds=0 Very rare name.
  2. History of the Sandwich Islands: By Sheldon Dibble
  3. Web site: Haho's family . 2012-08-11 . 2015-11-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151122055329/http://www.kekoolani.org/Pages/Kekoolani%20Genealogy%20Database%20(PAF)/pafg07.htm#60 . dead .
  4. Book: An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origins and Migrations, and the Ancient History of the Hawaiian People to the Times of Kamehameha I . 1880 . Trübner & Co . 2 . Abraham Fornander . Abraham Fornander . John F. G. Stokes .
  5. It is also possible that he was called Hōʻaho.
  6. Web site: Hoohokukalani . 2012-08-11 . 2015-12-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151207224706/http://www.kekoolani.org/Pages/Kekoolani%20Genealogy%20Database%20(PAF)/pafg14.htm#811 . dead .
  7. Web site: Family of Kauilaanapa . 2012-08-11 . 2020-08-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200810085227/https://kekoolani.org/Pages/Kekoolani%20Genealogy%20Database%20(PAF)/pafg15.htm#808 . dead .
  8. The Kumulipo: A Hawaiian Creation Chant by Martha Warren Beckwith