Individual Details
Keaulumoku
(Abt 1716 - 1784)
LIFE
A. He was from Naohaku, Hamakua, Hawaii (Kalakaua, The Legends and Myths of Hawaii, p 359).
B. He was a bard and a prophet (Fornander, An Account of the Polynesian Race, vol 2 p 156). He was counselor to Kahahana of Oahu and then Kalaniopuu of Hawaii (Kamakau, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii, p. 89-90). He was a composer of chants (Kamakau, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii, p 112). In his last chant, "he spoke of the coming conquest of the group by Kamehamea, whom he designated as the son of Kahekili, and also as 'the lone one.' He also predicted the early extinction of the Kamehameha dynasty, the domination of the white race, the destruction of the temples, and finally the gradual death of the Hawaiian people" (Kalakaua, The Legends and Myths of Hawaii, p 365). He was a "Genealogist, Counselor, Magician, and Astrologist at Court of Kings of Hawaii and Maui. (Alapai, Keaweopala and Kamehamehanui.)... The Poet Keaulumoku" (Hawaiian Chiefs Biographical Abstract).
Events
| Birth | Abt 1716 | Kohala, Hawaii |  | ||
| Death | 1784 | Hilo, Hawaii | |
Families
| Father | Kauakahiakua ( - ) |
| Mother | Naohaku ( - ) |
Endnotes
1. David Kalakaua, The Legends and Myths of Hawaii: The Fables and Folk-lore of a Strange People (New York: C.L. Webster & Co, 1888)., p 359..
2. Hawaii Dept. Of Accounting and General Services. Archives Division, Hawaiian Chiefs Biographical Abstract (Honolulu, 1998)..
3. Thomas G. Thrum. "Chronological Table of Important Events." Hawaiian Almanac and Annual. (1876): 12-23..
4. Ka Nupepa Kuokoa., 13 July 1865, p 4, Ka papa kuhikuhi makahiki o na mea Kaulana o Hawaii nei! (Kamakau).
5. A. Forbes, "A Chronological Table of Remarkable Events Connected with the History of the Hawaiian Islands," in A Dictionary of the Hawaiian Language, ed. Lorrin Andrews (1865)..
6. S. M. Kamakau, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii, trans. A. Group Of Hawaiian Scholars. rev. ed. (Honolulu: Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate, 1992)., p 126..
7. David Kalakaua, The Legends and Myths of Hawaii: The Fables and Folk-lore of a Strange People (New York: C.L. Webster & Co, 1888)., p 365..
8. Hawaii Dept. Of Accounting and General Services. Archives Division, Hawaiian Chiefs Biographical Abstract (Honolulu, 1998)..
9. Ka Nupepa Kuokoa., 13 July 1865, p 4, Ka papa kuhikuhi makahiki o na mea Kaulana o Hawaii nei! (Kamakau).
10. A. Forbes, "A Chronological Table of Remarkable Events Connected with the History of the Hawaiian Islands," in A Dictionary of the Hawaiian Language, ed. Lorrin Andrews (1865)..
11. Thomas G. Thrum. "Chronological Table of Important Events." Hawaiian Almanac and Annual. (1876): 12-23..