Kahekili I

Kahekili I was the 13th Mo'i of Maui. He was the titular chieftain or king of the island of Maui. He was a noted warrior chief who nearly destroyed his country. He was styled Kahekilinui or Kahekili the Great even though his greatness was small in comparison to his descendant Kahekili II.

He was son of Kakae of Maui and High Chiefess Kapohauola. He succeeded his uncle Kakaalaneo as the Moi of Maui. He was known to have impoverished his Kingdom and people by his many war campaigns. Misfortunes seemed to befall all the 13th Moi of each of the four of the island chain. He married Haukanuimakamaka or Haukanimaka from Kauai. Kahekili I., was known to have had two children from her, a son named Kawao Kaohele, whose name means "Our-Days-of-Poverty" to commemorate the impoverishment of his kingdom, and a beautiful daughter named Keleanuinohoanaapiapi. He was succeed by his son and his daughter married into the royal family of Oahu.

Reference

* Abraham Fornander, An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origin and Migrations, Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1969. Page 82, 83
* "The Stories & Genealogies of Maui," http://www.mauiculture.net/mookuauhau/index.html, Accessed 9 Oct 2004.