Hineuki


Hineuki was a Hawaiian noble lady and the Chiefess of the island of Hawaiʻi as the wife of Kukohou, Aliʻi Nui of Hawaiʻi. She was named after the goddess Hina, who was one of the most important deities in the religion of the Ancient Hawaiians.

Life

Lady Hineuki — named after Hina — was a daughter of Aliʻiponi and his consort, Lady Hinamaileliʻi, who was a daughter of Ko and his sister, Lady Hinaʻauamai — children of the Chief Pilikaaiea and his sister, Lady Hina-au-kekele. Pili was succeeded by the High Chief Kukohou, who was his descendant; Hineuki was Kukohouʻs maternal half-sister. Kukohou and Hineuki were married, according to the customs of the Hawaiian chiefs, and their union was considered sacred. Their son was High Chief Kaniuhu, a successor of his father, and through him, Hineuki was a grandmother of the Chief Kanipahu, an ancestor of the King Kamehameha I, the first ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
The other husband of Hineuki was called Pokai; his parents are not known today. Their child was High Chiefess Alaʻikauakoko, Aliʻi Wahine of Oahu and Hawaiʻi — the mother of Kalapana, Aliʻi of Hawaiʻi, and Kapaealakona, Aliʻi of Oʻahu. Hineuki died in Hawaiʻi and she has been buried there.