Kahiko-Lua-Mea (better known simply as Kahiko) is a god in Hawaiian mythology, who was once a chief on the Earth and lived in Olalowaia. He is mentioned in the chant Kumulipo and in the Chant of Kūaliʻi.
Kahiko is also mentioned in The Legend of Waia. The legend is that there was a head figure that had the ability to speak. He gave power to Kahiko because Waia locked to keep up with his responsibilities as a chief.
He was born c. 144 in the Ololo Genealogy.
Etymology Kahiko's name means "old" or "ancient".Hawaiian Dictionary: Hawaiian-English, English-Hawaiian by Mary Kawena Pukui and Samuel Hoyt Elbert
Family Kahiko's parents are Welaʻahilaninui and his wife Owe.Samuel Kamakau, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii, Revised Edition. Honolulu: Kamehameha Schools Press. 1992.Edith Kawelohea McKinzie. Hawaiian Genealogies: Extracted from Hawaiian Language Newspapers. According to Abraham Fornander, Welaʻahilaninui was the first man.Abraham Fornander, An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origin and Migrations. Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Company. 1969. According to the ancient chant Kumulipo, Kahiko was a son of Chief Kealiʻiwahilani and his wife Lailai.Kumulipo
Kahiko married KupulanakehaoMartha Warren Beckwith. Hawaiian Mythology. and had three sons: Wākea Lihau-ula Makuʻu
His granddaughter was Hoʻohokukalani.
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