When Hawaii Loa arrived here, as before observed, there were only the two islands of Hawaii-Loa and of Maui-ai-Alii; but during his time and close afterwards the volcanoes on Hawaii and on Maui began their eruptions; and earthquakes and convulsions produced or brought to light the other islands.

Kunuiakea’s son Ke Lii Alia, and his grandson Kemilia, were born at Tahiti along with the Aoa, the royal tree; but his great grandson, Ke Lii Ku (Eleeleualani), was born on Hawaii.

35. Eleeleualani was the grandfather of Papa-Nui-Hanau-Moku (w). His wife was called Ka Oupe Alii and was a daughter of Kupukupunuu from Ololoimehani (supposed to be either a name for the island of Nuuhiwa, or of a place on that island). They had a son called Kukalani-ehu, whose wife was Ka Haka-ua-Koko, the sixth descendant from Makalii, and they two were the parents of Papa-Nui (w).

37. Papa-Nui-Hanau-Moku (w). She first married Wakea, who was the son of Kahiko (k) and Tupu-rana-i-te-hau (w) who was a Tahitian woman. Papa’s first child with Wakea was a daughter called Hoohokukalani.

Papa, having quarreled with Wakea on account of their daughter, went to Tahiti and there she took to Te Rii Fanau for husband and had a son called Te Rii i te Haupoipoi. She afterwards returned to Hawaii under the name of Huhune and had a son with Waia and called his name Hinanalo. Domestic troubles now made her crazy and she returned to Tahiti where she had another son with Te Arii Aumai, who was said to [[280]]be the fourth generation of the Tahiti chiefs, and she called his name Te Arii Taria, and he became chief over that part of Tahiti called Taharuu.

It is thus on account of her being the mother of chiefs, both here and in Tahiti that she is called Papa Nui Hanau Moku. She is said to have been a comely, handsome woman, very fair and almost white.

Papa is said to have traveled eight times between Tahiti and Hawaii, and died in a place called Waieri, in Tahiti, during the time of Nanakehili, the fifth descendant from her and Wakea.

37. Wakea was a wicked and bad man. He instituted the bad and oppressive kapus, such as that men and women could not eat together; that women could not eat red fish, hogs, fowl or other birds, and some kinds of bananas. These kapus were put on to spite and worry Papa, on account of her growling at and reproaching him for his wickedness. Wakea also departed from the ancient worship and introduced idol worship, and many people followed him, because they were afraid of him.


Hawaii Loa was born on the eastern shore of the land of Kapakapaua-a-Kane. One of Hawaii Loa’s grandchildren was called Keaka-i-Lalo (w) whom he married to Te Arii Aria, one of his brother Ki’s grandchildren, and he placed them at Sawaii, where they became the ancestors of that people, Sawaii being then called Hawaii-ku-lalo.