Maseikula (pronounced: [maseikulaː]) was a Fijian High Chief. He was a Chief of the island of Nayau.
Maseikula was a son of High Chief Buivaroro and his wife,Yalo i Viti: Shades of Viti by Fergus Clunie. Page 173. Fiji Museum. the High Chiefess Tarau.Mai kea ki vei?: stories of Methodism in Fiji and Rotuma, 1835-1995: proceedings of the Fiji Methodist History Conference, Davuilevu, 10–13 October 1995. Written by Andrew Thornley. Davuilevu. Maseikula's grandfather was Naosara. He was a progenitor of a prominent Fijian royal house.Vanua: towards a Fijian theology of place. By Ilaitia S. Tuwere. Suva: Institute of Pacific Studies, 2002. It is possible that Maseikula was born on the island of Lakeba, where lived his uncle Kalouyalewa.Ai Vola tabu, sa volai kina na Veiyalayalati makawa kei na Veiyalayalati vou. Suva, Fiji. On the other hand, he may have been born on Nayau.
After his father died, Maseikula succeeded him.MaseikulaAdi Tarau Maseikula married an unknown woman, with whom he had two sons – Vakaoti and Vukinavanua.Vakaoti
Vukinavanua ruled after Maseikula died, while Vakaoti had a title of Sau Mai.
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