Mulielealiʻi[1] (Hawaiian pronunciation: MUH-LEEH-EH-LEH-ALEEH), also known as Miʻi-i-ele-aliʻi, was an ancient Hawaiian High Chief who lived on the island of Oahu, and is mentioned in ancient chants and writings by Abraham Fornander. His title is Aliʻi Nui.
Mulielealiʻi | |
|---|---|
| Aliʻi Nui | |
| Issue | Moʻikeha Kumuhonua |
| Father | Maweke |
| Mother | High Chiefess Naiolaukea |
He was a son of wizard Maweke and his spouse Naiolaukea[2] and was thus of Tahitian ancestry.[3]
His famous brother was Chief Keaunui, a father of very High Chiefess Nuakea, Consort of Molokai.[4][5]
Mother of Mulielealiʻiʻs niece Nuakea was Chiefess called Wehelani, who also married Mulielealiʻi, and bore him:
References
edit- ^ His name is also given in ancient chants as Muleialiʻi or Miʻi-i-ele-aliʻi. It was very common for chiefs to have several names.
- ^ Kamakau, Samuel M., Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii (Revised Edition). Appendix Genealogies (Kamehameha Schools Press, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1961).
- ^ Māweke, A Voyaging Aliʻi
- ^ Kalākaua, His Hawaiian Majesty. The Legends And Myths of Hawaii: The Fable and Folk-lore of a Strange People. Tokyo, Japan: Charles E. Tuttle Company Inc. of Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo Japan, 1972.
- ^ Native Planters in Old Hawaii: their life, lore, and environment; by Edward Smith Craighill Handy; Elizabeth Green Handy; Mary Kawena Pukui. Honolulu, 1972
- ^ Family of Maweke
- ^ Kamakau, Samuel Manaiakalani, Ka Nupepa Kuokoa (Newspaper). 1865. Ka Moolelo O Hawaii Nei Helu 14 (The History of Hawaii No. 14).