ʻEhu was an ancient
Hawaiian nobleman (''
Aliʻi
The aliʻi were the traditional nobility of the Hawaiian islands. They were part of a hereditary line of rulers, the ''noho aliʻi''.
The word ''aliʻi'' has a similar meaning in the Samoan language and other Polynesian languages, and in Māori ...
'') and the Chief of
Kona
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*Kona (surname)
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Television
* ''Kona'' (TV series), a Kenyan telenovela that premiered in 2013
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(a place on the island of
Hawaiʻi
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).
Life
ʻEhu was most likely born on the island of Hawaiʻi. His parents were the High Chief
Kuaiwa of Hawaiʻi and one of his wives, Kamanawa-a-Kalamea. ʻEhu became the ruler of Kona, one part of Hawaiʻi. He married
Kapohauola, and their son was
ʻEhunuikaimalino. Another wife of ʻEhu was a woman called Kahoʻea (Ka-hoʻea), and they had a son named Kama-ʻiole.
Family of Kama-ʻiole
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After the death of ʻEhu, his son ʻEhunuikaimalino became the Chief of Kona.
See also
* Kuaiwa
* Alii nui of Hawaii
References
External links
Ehu ('Ehu) (Alii-o-Kona)
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Royalty of Hawaii (island)