According to the
Hawaiian chants, Chief Maweke (also spelled Māweke in Hawaiian; Hawaiian pronunciation: MAH-WEH-KEH) was a chief of the highest known rank who lived in the 11th century.[1] 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.[2]
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.[3]
His parents are named in the chants as Kekupahaikala (father) and Maihikea (mother).[4]
When he arrived to Oahu, Maweke erected a temple to the
god called
Kanaloa.[5]
Maweke married a woman named Naiolaukea (Naiolakea).[6] They had children:
^Kamakau, Samuel M., Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii (Revised Edition). Appendix Genealogies (Kamehameha Schools Press,
Honolulu, Hawaii, 1961).
^Patrick Vinton Kirch (2010). How Chiefs Became Kings: Divine Kingship and the Rise of Archaic States in Ancient Hawai'i.
^Kalākaua, 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