Haho[1][2] (born c. 1098 in Hawaii[3]) was an ancient Hawaiian High Chief (Aliʻi),[4] who was a ruler of Maui. He is mentioned in legends and old chants and is also called Hoaho.[5]

Haho
SpouseKauilaʻanapa
ChildrenPalena of Maui
Parent(s)Paumakua of Maui
Manokalililani

Family

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Haho was a son of Paumakua of Maui and High Chiefess Manokalililani, who was a daughter of Chiefess Hoʻohokukalani II (named after the goddess Hoʻohokukalani) and sister of Paumakua.[6]

He married High Chiefess Kauilaʻanapa (also called Kauilaianapu in chants). Their son was Palena of Maui and his daughter-in-law was Hikawai-Nui, who was a daughter of Kauilaʻanapa and her other husband, Limaloa-Lialea.[7]

Haho and his son are mentioned in chant Kumulipo.[8]

Legacy

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Haho was remembered as the founder of the Aha-Aliʻi, an institution which literally means "the congregation of chiefs".

Preceded by Moʻi of Maui Succeeded by

Notes

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  1. ^ Very rare name. It means "thin" or "to fail".
  2. ^ History of the Sandwich Islands: By Sheldon Dibble
  3. ^ "Haho's family". Archived from the original on 2015-11-22. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
  4. ^ Abraham Fornander (1880). John F. G. Stokes (ed.). An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origins and Migrations, and the Ancient History of the Hawaiian People to the Times of Kamehameha I. Vol. 2. Trübner & Co.
  5. ^ It is also possible that he was called Hōʻaho.
  6. ^ "Hoohokukalani". Archived from the original on 2015-12-07. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
  7. ^ "Family of Kauilaanapa". Archived from the original on 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
  8. ^ The Kumulipo: A Hawaiian Creation Chant by Martha Warren Beckwith