Hineuki
Hawaiian noble lady and Chiefess
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Hineuki (also called Hinakeʻuki or simply Hina; keuki = "tantalizer") was a Hawaiian noble lady and Chiefess[1] of the island of Hawaiʻi as the wife of Kukohou,[2] Aliʻi Nui of Hawaiʻi. She was named after the goddess Hina, who was one of the most important deities in the religion of the Ancient Hawaiians.
Hineuki | |
|---|---|
| Spouses | Kukohou Pokai |
| Father | Aliʻiponi |
| Mother | Hinamaileliʻi |
Life
Lady Hineuki — named after Hina[3] — was a daughter of Aliʻiponi and his consort, Lady Hinamaileliʻi (Hinamaiheliʻi),[4] who was a daughter of Ko and his sister, Lady Hinaʻauamai — children of the Chief Pilikaʻaiea (often simply called Pili) and his sister, Lady Hina-au-kekele. Pili was succeeded by the High Chief Kukohou, who was his descendant; Hineuki was Kukohouʻs maternal half-sister. Kukohou and Hineuki were married, according to the customs of the Hawaiian chiefs, and their union was considered sacred. Their son was High Chief Kaniuhu,[5] a successor of his father, and through him, Hineuki was a grandmother of Chief Kanipahu,[6] an ancestor of King Kamehameha I, the first ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
The other husband of Hineuki was called Pokai;[7][8] his parents are not known today. Their child was High Chiefess Alaʻikauakoko, Aliʻi Wahine of Oahu and Hawaiʻi—the mother of Kalapana, Aliʻi of Hawaiʻi, and Kapae-a-Lakona, Aliʻi of Oʻahu. Hineuki died in Hawaiʻi and she has been buried there.
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