ʻEhu

ʻEhu

ʻEhu

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ʻEhu was an ancient Hawaiian nobleman[1] (Aliʻi) and the Chief of Kona (a place on the island of Hawaiʻi).

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ʻEhu was most likely born on the island of Hawaiʻi. His parents were the High Chief Kuaiwa of Hawaiʻi and one of his wives, Kamanawa-a-Kalamea.[2] ʻEhu became the ruler of Kona, one part of Hawaiʻi. He married Kapohauola, and their son was ʻEhunuikaimalino. Another wife of ʻEhu was a woman called Kahoʻea (Ka-hoʻea), and they had a son named Kama-ʻiole.[3]

After the death of ʻEhu, his son ʻEhunuikaimalino became the Chief of Kona.

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References

  1. [1]
    Fornander, Abraham (circuit judge of Maui). An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origin and Migrations (Vol II): The Ancient History of the Hawaiian People.
  2. [2]
    Mary Kawena Pukui. Hawaiian Genealogies (a collection compiled by Mary Pukui).
  3. [3]
    Family of Kama-ʻiole
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