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Kahiko

Field	Value
name	Kahiko
type	Hawaiian
gender	Male
consort	Kupulanakehao
parents	Welaahilaninui (father)
Owe or Lailai (mother)
offspring	Wākea

Owe or Lailai (mother)

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 is also mentioned in The Legend of Waia. 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.

Etymology

Kahiko's name means "old" or "ancient".

Family

Kahiko's parents are Welaahilaninui and his wife Owe. According to Abraham Fornander, Welaʻahilaninui was the first man. According to the ancient chant Kumulipo, Kahiko was a son of Chief Keali’iwahilani and his wife Lailai.

Kahiko married Kupulanakehao and had three sons:

Wākea
Lihau-ula
Makuʻu

His granddaughter was Hoʻohokukalani.

Notes

References

Beckwith, Martha Warren. (1940-01-01). "Hawaiian Mythology". University of Hawaii Press.
"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.
[[Edith Kawelohea McKinzie]]. ''Hawaiian Genealogies: Extracted from Hawaiian Language Newspapers''.
Abraham Fornander, ''An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origin and Migrations''. Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Company. 1969.
[[Kumulipo]]
[[Martha Warren Beckwith]]. ''Hawaiian Mythology''.

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