Individual Details

Hema

(Abt 790 - )



LIFE
A. Conflict: Birthplace of Hana, Maui (Malo, Hawaiian Antiquities, p 246; Kamakau, Tales and Traditions of the People of Old, p 94).
B. Twin with Puna (Iaukea Genealogy, M70-1-2, p 6).
C. Chief of Kauiki in Hana (Kamakau, Tales and Traditions of the People of Old, p 101).
D. It is said that Hema "was the ancestor of Hawai'i and Maui chiefs," (Kamakau, Tales and Traditions of the People of Old, p 36).
E. Death place of Kahiki (Malo, Hawaiian Antiquities, p 246; Kamakau, Tales and Traditions of the People of Old, p 141). "It is said that Hema went to Kahiki because his mother, Hina-ai-ka-malama, came from there, and her parents and grandparents were in Kahiki" (Kamakau, Tales and Traditions of the People of Old, p 94).

Events

BirthAbt 790Hawaiki
Alt nameHemaKuluwaenaKuiKahiki
DeathKahiki

Families

SpouseUlamahehoa ( - )
ChildKahai (815 - )
FatherAikane (765 - )
MotherHinahanaia Kamalama ( - )
SiblingPuna (790 - )
SiblingPunaimuli ( - )

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