Kaihikapuamanuia
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Kaihikapu-a-Manuia was the 14th Alii Aimoku of Oahu
. He reigned as the titular chieftain or King of the island of Oahu
and all its territories it may of claim at the time.
He was the second son of Kalaimanuia
, the Alii Aimoku of Oahu, and her husband Lupe Kapukeahomakalii, a son of High Chief Kalanuili and High Chiefess Naluehiloikeahomakalii. His brothers were Ku-a-Manuia and Hao
, and his sister was the High Chiefess Kekela. According to ancient custom the sons were given over to their several Kahus or guardians, chiefs of high rank and generally related to the parents, to be by them brought up and educated. Thus he, was brought up at Waimanalo, Koolaupoko, and his brothers and sister were brought up away from each other.
, the religious culte, and her family gods, " Kukalani" and " Kuhooneenuu;" and for his maintenance she gave him the lands of Kalauao, Aiea
, Halawa, and Moanalua
. To Hao she gave the districts of Ewa
and Waianae, subject in authority, however, to his two elder brothers. And to her daughter, Kekela, she gave the districts of Waialua and Koolauloa. This division of the government and the religion had its contemporary on Hawaii between the rival brothers Hakau
and Umi
and it would reoccur again after the death of Kalaniopuu, 300 hundred years later, and the division of the Big Island between Kamehameha and Kiwalao. In all these incident the one who inherited the family gods would be the eventual victors.
His brother, Ku-a-Manuia, succeed to the dignity and position of Moi after their mothers death. Ku-a-Manuia was a tyrant
whose greed angered the priests and the common people. Ku-a-Manuia was especially jealous of the land-holding of his brothers Hao and Kaihikapu-a-Manuia. Kaihikapu-a-Manuia’s disputes with his brother continued for the six years, when finally Ku-a-Manuia resolved on an armed attack on his brother, Kaihikapu-a-Manuia. At the time, Kaihikapu-a-Manuia was building the two fishponds at Keehi known as Kaihikapu and Lelepaua. He cleverly defended himself against this sudden surprise attack; the commoners and his brother Hao
hurried to his assistance and a general battle was fought between Lelepaua and Kapuaikaula, in which his elder brother was slain. Today a memorial stone still point out on that field as marking the place for Kaihikapu-a-Manuia great victory.
, succeeded Ku-a-Manuia as the Moi of Oahu. Tradition has preserved his memory as a pious and worthy chief, who built new heiau
s, repaired the old, and encouraged devotion and religious exercises. During one of the circuits of the island which the Moi occasionally made to inspect the condition of the country; to administer justice, and to dedicate or repair Heiaus, he visited his brother Hao
, who lived at Waikele, Ewa, and, as the legend says. Kaihikapu-a-Manuia was surprised and disturbed in his mind at the wealth of all kinds and the number of vassals and retainers, both chiefs and commoners, that followed the banner of his opulent brother.
Apprehensive that a chief with so abundant material resources might any day rise in revolt and assert his independence, Kaihikapu-a-Manuia returned to Waikiki
and took counsel with his high-priest, Luamea. The priest advised him that open force would not prevail against Hao, as could be seen in the case of boths’ elder brother, but that he might be overcome by stratagem and surprise. The native legend makes a kind of Trojan horse
of an enormous shark
that had been caught off Waikiki
by Kaihikapu-a-Manuia, and which was sent as a present to Hao
. From the shark, while Hao was occupied in dedicating it to the gods, armed men issued out and slew Hao, his priest, and attendant chiefs, who, occupied with the sacrifice, were unarmed and unprepared. It is inclined to believe that the embellishments of the legends, as in many other cases, are of a much later time, and that the actual fact of the matter was the sending of a valuable present, the bearers of which surprised Hao at the Heiau and killed him there. Hao's son Napulanahu-mahiki escaped from the assassins and fled to Waianae, where he maintained himself against his uncle until the death of the latter. By marrying his aunt, Kekela, Kaihikapu-a-Manuia’s sister and a notable warrior chiefess, Napulanahu came into possession also of the Waialua and Koolauloa districts, and the island was thus divided into two independent sections, which continued until his son’s reign.
Kaihikapu-a-Manuia’s wife was Kaunui-a-Kanehoalani, a daughter of Kanehoalani
, who was a grandson of High Chief Lo-Lale and High Chiefess Keleanohoanaapiapi. Kaunui's mother was Kuialoakalailai of the Kalehenui
branch of the Maweke
line, but whose pedigree is lost to the ages. With this wife Kaihikapu-a-Manuia had a son named Kakuhihewa
. If Kaihikapu-a-Manuia had other wives or other children, the legends of Oahu are silent on the subject. His son Kakuhihewa succeeded him as Moi and would become the greatest king in Oahuan history.
Alii Aimoku of Oahu
The Alii Aimoku was the sovereign king or queen of one of the four main Hawaiian Islands. The monarchs of island Oahu, like those of the other Hawaiian islands, claim descent from Wakea. Nanaulu, a fourteenth generation descendant of Wakea was the ancestor of Kumuhonua, 1st known King of Oahu,...
. He reigned as the titular chieftain or King of the island of Oahu
Oahu
Oahu or Oahu , known as "The Gathering Place", is the third largest of the Hawaiian Islands and most populous of the islands in the U.S. state of Hawaii. The state capital Honolulu is located on the southeast coast...
and all its territories it may of claim at the time.
Early life
He was the second son of Kalaimanuia
Kalaimanuia
Kalaimanuia was the 12th Alii Aimoku of Oahu. She reigned as Queen of the island of Oahu and all its territories it claimed at the time. She was Oahu's last queen regnant until Liliuokalani, the last queen of all of the Hawaiian Islands. She is sometimes referred to as Kalanimanuia...
, the Alii Aimoku of Oahu, and her husband Lupe Kapukeahomakalii, a son of High Chief Kalanuili and High Chiefess Naluehiloikeahomakalii. His brothers were Ku-a-Manuia and Hao
Hao of Oahu
Hao, Prince of Oahu, was the High Chief of Ewa and Waianae. He would suffered the same fate as Priam of Troy, in the Ancient Greek myth of the Iliad.-Early life:Hao was born around the 16th or 17th centuries, but most likely the early 16th century...
, and his sister was the High Chiefess Kekela. According to ancient custom the sons were given over to their several Kahus or guardians, chiefs of high rank and generally related to the parents, to be by them brought up and educated. Thus he, was brought up at Waimanalo, Koolaupoko, and his brothers and sister were brought up away from each other.
Conflict with Ku
Before his mother's death she made the following dispositions of the government and the land. She appointed his elder brother, Ku-a-Manuia, to succeed her as Moi of Oahu, and she gave him the Kona and Koolaupoko districts for his maintenance. To Kaihikapu-a-Manuia, she confided the charge of the kapuKapu
Kapu refers to the ancient Hawaiian code of conduct of laws and regulations. The kapu system was universal in lifestyle, gender roles, politics, religion, etc. An offense that was kapu was often a corporal offense, but also often denoted a threat to spiritual power, or theft of mana. Kapus were...
, the religious culte, and her family gods, " Kukalani" and " Kuhooneenuu;" and for his maintenance she gave him the lands of Kalauao, Aiea
Aiea
Aiea or Aiea may refer to:* Members of the Hawaiian flowering plant genus Nothocestrum**Nothocestrum breviflorum A.Gray - Smallflower aiea...
, Halawa, and Moanalua
Moanalua
Moanalua is a valley, a stream, an ahupuaa, and a residential neighborhood in Honolulu, Hawaii. The valley extends inland from behind Āliapaakai crater to the crest of the Koʻolau Range....
. To Hao she gave the districts of Ewa
Ewa
Ewa can refer to:In geography:* Eastern Washington* 'Ewa Beach, Hawaii, unincorporated Census-designated place * Ewa Villages, Hawaii, an unincorporated community in the U.S...
and Waianae, subject in authority, however, to his two elder brothers. And to her daughter, Kekela, she gave the districts of Waialua and Koolauloa. This division of the government and the religion had its contemporary on Hawaii between the rival brothers Hakau
Hakau
Hakau-a-Liloa ruled as the 13th Alii Aimoku of Hawaii from 1495 to 1510. He was sovereign king or chief of the island of Hawaii.He was the eldest son of King Liloa, 12th Alii Aimoku of Hawaii. He succeeded on the death of his father in the year 1495.His brother Umi was the son of Liloa and a...
and Umi
Umi
Umi may refer to:*Umi, Fukuoka, a town in Japan *'Umi-a-Liloa, king of the island of Hawaii*Umi Ryuzaki, a character in the fictional manga series Magic Knight Rayearth*UMI, Universal Mobile Interface...
and it would reoccur again after the death of Kalaniopuu, 300 hundred years later, and the division of the Big Island between Kamehameha and Kiwalao. In all these incident the one who inherited the family gods would be the eventual victors.
His brother, Ku-a-Manuia, succeed to the dignity and position of Moi after their mothers death. Ku-a-Manuia was a tyrant
Tyrant
A tyrant was originally one who illegally seized and controlled a governmental power in a polis. Tyrants were a group of individuals who took over many Greek poleis during the uprising of the middle classes in the sixth and seventh centuries BC, ousting the aristocratic governments.Plato and...
whose greed angered the priests and the common people. Ku-a-Manuia was especially jealous of the land-holding of his brothers Hao and Kaihikapu-a-Manuia. Kaihikapu-a-Manuia’s disputes with his brother continued for the six years, when finally Ku-a-Manuia resolved on an armed attack on his brother, Kaihikapu-a-Manuia. At the time, Kaihikapu-a-Manuia was building the two fishponds at Keehi known as Kaihikapu and Lelepaua. He cleverly defended himself against this sudden surprise attack; the commoners and his brother Hao
Hao of Oahu
Hao, Prince of Oahu, was the High Chief of Ewa and Waianae. He would suffered the same fate as Priam of Troy, in the Ancient Greek myth of the Iliad.-Early life:Hao was born around the 16th or 17th centuries, but most likely the early 16th century...
hurried to his assistance and a general battle was fought between Lelepaua and Kapuaikaula, in which his elder brother was slain. Today a memorial stone still point out on that field as marking the place for Kaihikapu-a-Manuia great victory.
Reign
With the death of his brother, Oahu was without a monarch. Kaihikapu-a-Manuia, being the second son of Queen KalaimanuiaKalaimanuia
Kalaimanuia was the 12th Alii Aimoku of Oahu. She reigned as Queen of the island of Oahu and all its territories it claimed at the time. She was Oahu's last queen regnant until Liliuokalani, the last queen of all of the Hawaiian Islands. She is sometimes referred to as Kalanimanuia...
, succeeded Ku-a-Manuia as the Moi of Oahu. Tradition has preserved his memory as a pious and worthy chief, who built new heiau
Heiau
A heiau is a Hawaiian temple. Many types of heiau existed, including heiau to treat the sick , offer first fruits, offer first catch, start rain, stop rain, increase the population, ensure health of the nation, achieve success in distant voyaging, reach peace, and achieve success in war . Only the...
s, repaired the old, and encouraged devotion and religious exercises. During one of the circuits of the island which the Moi occasionally made to inspect the condition of the country; to administer justice, and to dedicate or repair Heiaus, he visited his brother Hao
Hao of Oahu
Hao, Prince of Oahu, was the High Chief of Ewa and Waianae. He would suffered the same fate as Priam of Troy, in the Ancient Greek myth of the Iliad.-Early life:Hao was born around the 16th or 17th centuries, but most likely the early 16th century...
, who lived at Waikele, Ewa, and, as the legend says. Kaihikapu-a-Manuia was surprised and disturbed in his mind at the wealth of all kinds and the number of vassals and retainers, both chiefs and commoners, that followed the banner of his opulent brother.
Apprehensive that a chief with so abundant material resources might any day rise in revolt and assert his independence, Kaihikapu-a-Manuia returned to Waikiki
Waikiki
Waikiki is a neighborhood of Honolulu, in the City and County of Honolulu, on the south shore of the island of Oahu, in Hawaii. Waikiki Beach is the shoreline fronting Waikīkī....
and took counsel with his high-priest, Luamea. The priest advised him that open force would not prevail against Hao, as could be seen in the case of boths’ elder brother, but that he might be overcome by stratagem and surprise. The native legend makes a kind of Trojan horse
Trojan Horse
The Trojan Horse is a tale from the Trojan War about the stratagem that allowed the Greeks finally to enter the city of Troy and end the conflict. In the canonical version, after a fruitless 10-year siege, the Greeks constructed a huge wooden horse, and hid a select force of men inside...
of an enormous shark
Shark
Sharks are a type of fish with a full cartilaginous skeleton and a highly streamlined body. The earliest known sharks date from more than 420 million years ago....
that had been caught off Waikiki
Waikiki
Waikiki is a neighborhood of Honolulu, in the City and County of Honolulu, on the south shore of the island of Oahu, in Hawaii. Waikiki Beach is the shoreline fronting Waikīkī....
by Kaihikapu-a-Manuia, and which was sent as a present to Hao
Hao of Oahu
Hao, Prince of Oahu, was the High Chief of Ewa and Waianae. He would suffered the same fate as Priam of Troy, in the Ancient Greek myth of the Iliad.-Early life:Hao was born around the 16th or 17th centuries, but most likely the early 16th century...
. From the shark, while Hao was occupied in dedicating it to the gods, armed men issued out and slew Hao, his priest, and attendant chiefs, who, occupied with the sacrifice, were unarmed and unprepared. It is inclined to believe that the embellishments of the legends, as in many other cases, are of a much later time, and that the actual fact of the matter was the sending of a valuable present, the bearers of which surprised Hao at the Heiau and killed him there. Hao's son Napulanahu-mahiki escaped from the assassins and fled to Waianae, where he maintained himself against his uncle until the death of the latter. By marrying his aunt, Kekela, Kaihikapu-a-Manuia’s sister and a notable warrior chiefess, Napulanahu came into possession also of the Waialua and Koolauloa districts, and the island was thus divided into two independent sections, which continued until his son’s reign.
Kaihikapu-a-Manuia’s wife was Kaunui-a-Kanehoalani, a daughter of Kanehoalani
Kanehoalani
Kānehoalani may refer to:*Puu Kānehoalani, highest peak of Kualoa ridge*Kānehoalani of Oahu, grandson of Lolale of Oahu*Kānehoalani of Molokai, grandson of Kalanipehu of Molokai...
, who was a grandson of High Chief Lo-Lale and High Chiefess Keleanohoanaapiapi. Kaunui's mother was Kuialoakalailai of the Kalehenui
Kalehenui
Kalehenui was a northern Hawaiian chief. The second son of Maweke and brother of Mulielealii and Keaunui. He was of the Nanaulu line being lineal descendant of Nanaulu, the brother of Ulu, from whom the southern chiefs claim their descent....
branch of the Maweke
Maweke
Maweke was a northern Hawaiian king. He was of the Nanaulu line being lineal descendent of Nanaulu, the brother of Ulu, from whom the southern chiefs claim their descent. The northern chiefs of Oahu, Kauai, and Niihau descent from Maweke and Nanaulu...
line, but whose pedigree is lost to the ages. With this wife Kaihikapu-a-Manuia had a son named Kakuhihewa
Kakuhihewa
Kakuhihewa was the 15th Alii Aimoku of Oahu. He ruled as King or chief of the Hawaiian Island of Oahu. He was not only one of the great kings of Oahu, but celebrated throughout the eight islands for all the princely qualities of a highborn chief. The legends of him are somewhat fuller, or have...
. If Kaihikapu-a-Manuia had other wives or other children, the legends of Oahu are silent on the subject. His son Kakuhihewa succeeded him as Moi and would become the greatest king in Oahuan history.