Hina-au-kekele
Hina-au-kekele (also known as Hina-ʻau-aku, Hinauapu or simply Hina) was a Hawaiian noble lady and Chiefess of the Island of Hawaiʻi (Big Island). She was the sister-wife of the High Chief Pilikaaiea[1] of Hawaiʻi, and they were the founders of the dynasty named Pili line (Hawaiian: Hale o Pili).
| Hina-au-kekele Lady of the Big Island | |
|---|---|
| Father | Laʻau |
| Mother | Kukamolimolialoha |
| Consort | Pilikaʻaiea (brother) |
Biography
Hina was born on Tahiti as the daughter of Hawaiian nobleman Laʻau and his sister-wife, the noble lady called Kukamolimaulialoha (Kukamolimolialoha). It is unknown why her father and mother went to Tahiti. Hina's grandfather was the High Chief Lanakawai of Hawaiʻi (a descendant of Ulu).[2] Hina was named after the goddess Hina.
The brother of Hina was Pilikaʻaiea, who is often simply known as Pili. They were married,[3] and their sexual union was considered sacred, according to the Hawaiian customs and laws. Their children were:
Hina and Pilikaaiea came to Hawaii together with the wizard Paʻao,[5] and Pilikaʻaiea became a successor of Kapawa. Pilikaʻaiea and Hina were the ancestors of Pilikaaieaʻs successor, Chief Kukohou (died 1185).
See also
- Hina (chiefess)
- Hina (goddess)
The dictionary definition of Hina at Wiktionary
References
- Reginald Yzendoorn (1927). History of the Catholic Mission in the Hawaiian Islands. Honolulu Star-Bulletin. "The number of people embarking on the canoes was 38: two cooks; the chief Pill and Hinaaukekele his wife, also known as Hinaauaku..."
- The family tree of Pili. "The story that Pili is a foreign chief from Tahiti is at odds with the genealogies (three sources in agreement) which say he is the grandson of Lanakawai, a Ruling Chief of Hawaii Island. If he were brought from Tahiti, he was returning or his father Laau was in Tahiti for some reason, where he may have been born."
- Peleioholani, Solomon Lehuanui Kalaniomaiheuila (1906). Genealogy of the Robinson family, and ancient legends and chants of Hawaii. Translated into English by J.M. Poepoe.
- Family of the lady Hinaauamai. "She married Koa (Ko)."
- Thomas George Thrum (1917). Thrum's Hawaiian annual. Bernice P. Bishop Museum special publication. "...Hina-au-kekele, his wife, and Hina-au-aku and Namauu-o-malaia, the sister of Paao. Paao was the priest and director, and he annointed himself for this voyage of discovery."