Mauiloa was a High
Chief
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Title or rank
Military and law enforcement
* Chief master sergeant, the ninth, and highest, enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force
* Chief of police, the head of a police department
* Chief of the boa ...
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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 ...
'') of
Maui. He is mentioned in legends and old chants and was likely a semi-historical person or character from myths.
He had control over portions of Western Maui and relied on the allegiance of many district chiefs.
Mauiloa was a contemporary of
Laamaikahiki on
Kauai. From the time of Mauiloa to the time of
Kaulahea I
Kaulahea I was a High Chief of the Hawaiian island of Maui.
Reign
During his reign, war did not occur between Maui and any of the other islands. This is a contrast to the disturbance in Kamaloohua's reign. Samuel Kamakau wrote that Kaulahea wa ...
, there must have been troubled times on the island of Maui.
Name of Mauiloa can be translated as "Great/Magnificent Maui".
The beginning of Mauiloa's rule was marked by countless battles to establish authority from many of the district
chieftains of Maui.
Mauiloa was a son and successor of High Chief
Hanalaʻa
Hanalaa was a High Chief who lived on the island of Maui in ancient Hawaii. Hanalaʻa had control over portions of Western Maui and is mentioned in legends and chants, where his family tree is given.
Family
Hanalaʻa was a son of Palena of Mau ...
. His mother was Chiefess Mahuia. Mauiloa had married Kauhua and had a son
Alau of Maui Alau may refer to:
* Aliʻi nui Alau son of Mauiloa Aliʻi ʻaimoku of Maui & father of Kanunokokuheliʻi
* Alau, Nepal
* Australian street slang for an Alley-oop (basketball)
* Alau Ice Palace, a speed skating oval in Astana, Kazakhstan
* Alau or d ...
.
The Stories of the Genealogies of Maui
/ref> He was a successor of his father.
See also
* Alii nui of Maui
* Mythical chief and hero Māui
*Maui County, Hawaii
Maui County, officially the County of Maui, is a county in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It consists of the islands of Maui, Lānai, Molokai (except for a portion of Molokai that comprises Kalawao County), Kahoolawe, and Molokini. The latter t ...
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Hawaiian chiefs