Kūaliʻi

Kūaliʻi
Aliʻi of Oʻahu
Reign1700s
BornKailua, Oʻahu
ReligionHawaiian religion

Chief Kūaliʻi was a Hawaiian aliʻi of Oʻahu, who reigned in the 1700s. He was from Kailua, and led wars against the chiefs of Waialua, Ewa, and Waianae. Kualii was the subject of a famous mele or chant of 600 lines, originally composed by two brothers, Kapaahulani and Kamaaulani, to gain favor with the chief. The chant was handed down orally over a 150-year period, and was collected by Judge Abraham Fornander. The chant was translated by Judge Lorrin Andrews and Curtis J. Lyons and recorded by historian Samuel M. Kamakau.

Some ancient historians claimed that he lived for 175 years.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Lyons, Curtis J.; Alexander, W. D. (1893). "The Song of Kualii, of Hawaii, Sandwich Islands". The Journal of the Polynesian Society. 2 (3): 160–178. ISSN 0032-4000. JSTOR 20701296.
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  3. ↑ Fornander, Abraham (1917). Thrum, Thomas G. (ed.). Fornander Collection of Hawaiian Antiquities and Folk-Lore. Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum (in English and Hawaiian). Vol. IV. Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press. pp. 364–434.
  4. ↑ Arcayna, Nancy (September 12, 2008). "Cloaked in native culture". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved January 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.