Kukohou

Kukohou
SpouseHineuki (half-sister)
IssueKaniuhu
FatherLoʻe
MotherHinamaileliʻi
ReligionHawaiian religion

Kukohou (or Kukohoa) was High Chief of the Island of Hawaiʻi in ancient Hawaii. His title was Aliʻi Nui — "Chief of the island". His famous descendant was King Kamehameha I.

A member of the Pili line, Kukohou was son of Loʻe and his wife, Hinamaileliʻi, and he succeeded his great-grandfather Pilikaʻaiea. Wife of Kukohou was his half-sister Hineuki (Hina-keʻuki). Their son was named Kaniuhu, and he ruled after Kukohouʻs death.

References

  1. ↑ Aliʻi means "noble/chief", whilst nui means "supreme".
  2. ↑ Kepelino's Traditions of Hawaii (2007). Bishop Museum Press. p. 192. On the page 192, the family tree of Kukohou is given.
  3. ↑ According to one chronology, Kukohou died in 1185.

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