Wahaʻakuna
Wahaʻakuna | |
|---|---|
| Spouse(s) | Loe of Maui |
| Children | Kahokuohua of Molokai |
Wahaʻakuna was an ancient Hawaiian noble lady[1][2] and a Chiefess of the island of Maui. She is also known as Waohaʻakuna.
Life[]
Wahaʻakuna was born in ancient Hawaii. Her parents are unknown today.
She married High Chief Loe of Maui,[3][4] who succeeded his father Kamaloohua. The only known child of Loe and Wahaʻakuna was a son named Kahokuohua, who became a Chief of the island of Molokai. The grandson of Wahaʻakuna was called Kaulahea; he succeeded his grandfather Loe as Kaulahea I of Maui. Through her son, Wahaʻakuna was an ancestress of later rulers of Maui.
It is unknown when Wahaʻakuna died. She was most likely buried on Maui.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History. Bishop Museum Press.
- ^ Edith Kawelohea McKinzie (1983). Hawaiian Genealogies: Extracted from Hawaiian Language Newspapers. University of Hawaii Press.
- ^ Samuel Kamakau. Tales and Traditions of the People of Old: Na Mo'Olelo a Ka Po'E Kahiko. Bishop Museum Press.
- ^ The Kumulipo: a Hawaiian creation chant. Page 240. Here is given the family tree of Loe.
External links[]
Categories:
- Royalty of Maui
- Hawaiian royal consorts