According to the Hawaiian chants, Chief Māweke was a chief of the highest known rank who lived in the 11th century. He is described in the legends as a wizard (or priest, kahuna in Hawaiian language) and an Aliʻi (a noble) of "the blue blood" (a Hawaiian nobleman of the highest rank). He was an ancestor of the royalty of the island of Oahu.Annual Report of the Hawaiian Historical Society, Volumes 40-46. Hawaiian Historical Society, 1932.
He was not of Hawaiian origin, but came to Hawaii from Tahiti and was famous for his knowledge of black magic. His famous ancestor was Nanaulu.Māweke, A Voyaging Aliʻi
His parents are named in the chants as Kekupahaikala (father) and Maihikea (mother).Kamakau, Samuel Manaiakalani, Ka Nupepa Kuokoa (Newspaper). 1865. Ka Moolelo O Hawaii Nei Helu 14 (The History of Hawaii No. 14).
When he arrived to Oahu, Maweke erected a temple to the god called Kanaloa.Family of Maweke
Maweke married a woman named Naiolaukea (Naiolakea).Kamakau, Samuel M., Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii (Revised Edition). Appendix Genealogies (Kamehameha Schools Press, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1961). They had children: Mulielealiʻi Kaehunui KalehenuiPatrick Vinton Kirch (2010). How Chiefs Became Kings: Divine Kingship and the Rise of Archaic States in Ancient Hawai'i. Keaunui, father of the High Chiefess Nuʻakea of MolokaiKalākaua, His Hawaiian Majesty. The Legends And Myths of Hawaii: The Fable and Folk-lore of a Strange People. Tokyo, Japan: Charles E. Tuttle Company Inc. of Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo Japan, 1972.Native Planters in Old Hawaii: their life, lore, and environment; by Edward Smith Craighill Handy; Elizabeth Green Handy; Mary Kawena Pukui. Honolulu, 1972 Kamoeaulani
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