Malaekahana

Family: Kahauokapaka's family · Role: mother · First appears: Chapter I · Part 1

In Chapter I, Kahauokapaka took Malaekahana to wife and declared a vow about their children. About the eighth year of their life together, Malaekahana bore a daughter; after a time, she bore a second, more beautiful daughter. More daughters followed, but they were killed at birth according to the vow.

When she conceived for the fifth time, Malaekahana went to the priest and asked him to look upon her womb, saying she could no longer endure her children’s deaths. She then gave birth to twin daughters, Laieikawai and Laielohelohe; Laieikawai was given to Waka.

Relationship record

Life events

• The tale opens at Laie, Koolau, where twins would later be born to Kahauokapaka and Malaekahana (after the daughters killed under his vow).(Chapter I · Part 1 · 📍 Laie, Koolau)
  • With: Kahauokapaka
  • “This tale was told at Laie, Koolau; here they were born, and they were twins; Kahauokapaka was the father, Malaekahana the mother.”
• Kahauokapaka married Malaekahana and declared his vow about their children.(Chapter I · Part 1)
  • With: Kahauokapaka
  • “At the time when Kahauokapaka took Malaekahana to wife, after their union, during those moments of bliss when they had just parted from the first embrace, Kahauokapaka declared his vow to his wife, and this was the vow:”
• Malaekahana conceived and bore a daughter.(Chapter I · Part 1)
  • “About the eighth year of their living as man and wife, Malaekahana conceived and bore a daughter,”
• Malaekahana conceived and bore a second daughter.(Chapter I · Part 1)
  • “After a time Malaekahana conceived again and bore a second daughter, more beautiful than the first;”
• Malaekahana bore more daughters, who were killed at birth.(Chapter I · Part 1)
  • “Afterwards Malaekahana bore more daughters, but she could not save them from being killed at birth according to the chief's vow.”
• Malaekahana asked the priest to determine the sex of her unborn child and help save it.(Chapter I · Part 1)
  • “When for the fifth time Malaekahana conceived a child, near the time of its birth, she went to the priest and said, “Here! Where are you? Look upon this womb of mine which is with child, for I can no longer endure my children's death;”
• Malaekahana gave birth to twin daughters, Laieikawai and Laielohelohe.(Chapter I · Part 2)
  • With: Kahauokapaka Laieikawai Laielohelohe
  • “While they were gone the child was born, a girl, and she was given to Waka, and they named her Laieikawai. As they were attending to the first child, a second was born, also a girl, and they named her Laielohelohe.”

Chapter I · Part 1

• married with Kahauokapaka “At the time when Kahauokapaka took Malaekahana to wife, after their union, during those moments of bliss when they had just parted from the first embrace, Kahauokapaka declared his vow to his wife, and this was the vow:”

Chapter I · Part 2

• married with Kahauokapaka “Malaekahana said to her husband, ‘Listen, Kahauokapaka! the spawn of the manini come before my eyes; go after them, therefore, while they are yet afloat in the membrane; possibly when you bring the manini spawn, I shall be eased of the child; this is the first time my labor has been hard, and that I have craved the young of the manini; go quickly, therefore, to the fishing.’”
• child: Laieikawai (Malaekahana is identified as the woman in labor in the preceding passage.) “While they were gone the child was born, a girl, and she was given to Waka, and they named her Laieikawai.”
• child: Laielohelohe (Malaekahana is identified as the woman in labor in the preceding passage.) “As they were attending to the first child, a second was born, also a girl, and they named her Laielohelohe.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Hawaiian Romance of Laieikawai. Made with Rho MD.