Individual Details

LINEAGE
Fragment: Umi is a descendant of Lilinoe, a woman of the mountains (Kamakau, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii, p 215).
LIFE
A. Birth year 1508, estimated to be 30 years prior to the birth of son Keliiokaloa, who was his fourth child (from his third mate). At 20 he learned of his true father and went to join his father's household household. His first mate was his half-sister with whom he had 2 children. 10 years is estimated to become part of the alii family, take on 3 mates, and have 4 children.
Conflict: Reign of island of Hawaii estimated to be 1490-1525 A.D. (Kalakaua, The Legends and Myths of Hawaii, p 31; He Kuauhau Alii o Hawaii Nei, G-9). Reign was 1520-1530 (Kalakaua, The Legends and Myths of Hawaii, p 320). Reign "in the 15th to 16th centuries" (Ahlo, Kamehameha's Children Today, p 42).
B. At age 20, his mother revealed who his father was. He was a love-child of Liloa, King of Hawaii. He had left with Akahia his malo and necklace as evidence of his love. Akahia gave those symbols to Umi and sent him to Liloa to claim his heritage, which he did. He was welcomed into Liloa's house and court (Kalakaua, The Legends and Myths of Hawaii, p 269-273).
C. "The Prince Umi-a-Liloa challenged, conquered, and overthrew the sovereignty of his royal brother of half-blood, the sacred Prince Hakau, King of Hawaii. The conquering Umi-a-Liloa then wed ... the Princess Kapukini-a-Liloa in order that the sanctity of blood might flow in his own dynasty through his son, the Prince Kealiiakaloa" (Descendants of Prince Keeaumoku I, Hms G65, Chart 5). Umi was assisted in this incursion by the warrior-priest Kaoleioku and the priestly class of the kingdom - including high priest Laeanui (Kalakaua, The Legends and Myths of Hawaii, p 290,297). Kaleioku was Umi's trusted attendant. His brothers Nunu and Ka-kohe were priests of Hakau, whom they betrayed for Umi to conquer (Kamakau, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii, p 12-14).
D. He was a high chief of Hawaii (Fornander, An Account of the Polynesian Race, vol 2 p 87).
E. Order of mates differs in various sources. Chosen was Fornander, An Account of the Polynesian Race, vol 2 p 103). A seventh mate Haua is mentioned but not her descent or children; she was found in Peleioholani, Genealogy of the Robinson Family and Ancient Legends and Chants of Hawaii. Umi received first 4 mates (at once) in Hilo, Hawaii where he escaped the jealousy of half-brother Hakau (Kamakau, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii, p 10). He and his mates lived together in a compound, each mate in a separate dwelling - Kapukini's and Piikea's dwellings were the largest (Kamakau, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii, p 27).
F. Umi had many children by country women (Kamakau, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii, p 19).
G. Contemporaries: These are the district chiefs during Umi's reign: Wahilani of Kohala, Wanua of Hamakua, Kulukulua of Hilo, Huaa of Puna, Imaikalani of Kau, and Hoe-a-Pae of Kona (Fornander, An Account of the Polynesian Race, vol 2 p 106. see p. 111 for their successor sons).
H. Fragment: Close friends in his youth were Piimaiwaa and Omaukamau, and his younger sister Kulamea (Kalakaua, The Legends and Myths of Hawaii, p 267). Omao-kamau is a step-brother (Malo, Hawaiian Antiquities, p 261).
Fragment: Laeanui died shortly after Umi became king; "Kaoleioku, who was of the family of Paao, was created high-priest" (Kalakaua, The Legends and Myths of Hawaii, p 315).

Birth	Abt 1508
Alt name		Umi

Spouse	Kapukini ( - )
Child	Kealiiokaloa (1538 - )
Child	Kapulani ( - )
Child	KeawenuiaUmi ( - )

Spouse	Henahena ( - )
Child	KamolanuiaUmi ( - )
Child	Kahekilinuialokapu ( - )

Spouse	Kulamea ( - )
Child	Nohonahele ( - )
Child	Kapunanahuanui ( - )

Spouse	Makaalua ( - )
Child	NohowaaUmi ( - )

Spouse	Piikea ( - )
Child	Aihakoko ( - )
Child	Kumalae ( - )
Child	Amauakookoo ( - )

Spouse	Mokuahualeiakea ( - )
Child	Akahiilikapu ( - )

Spouse	Haua ( - )
Child	Kauhinuiakanameealani ( - )

Father	Liloa (1478 - )
Mother	AkahiaKuleana ( - )