Mauiloa was a High Chief (Aliʻi) of Maui. He is mentioned in legends and old chants and was likely a semi-historical person or character from myths.Abraham Fornander, An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origin and Migrations, Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1969. Page 79-80
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, there must have been troubled times on the island of Maui.
Name of Mauiloa can be translated as "Great/Magnificent Maui".See about the word loa. This word can mean "tall" or "long", or even "far" and "distance". Encyclopædia of religion and ethics, Volume 12
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. His mother was Chiefess Mahuia. Mauiloa had married Kauhua and had a son Alau of Maui.The Kumulipo: A Hawaiian Creation Chant by Martha Warren BeckwithThe Stories of the Genealogies of Maui He was a successor of his father. See also Alii nui of Maui Mythical chief and hero Māui Maui County, Hawaii
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