Inoa | Name(s)
Hiʻiakaikapoliopele; Hiʻiaka
Hōʻuluʻulu manaʻo
He akua wahine ‘o Hiʻiakaikapoliopele e kapa pinepine ʻia ʻo Hiʻiaka.
Na Haumea ʻo ia. Hānau ʻia ʻo Hiʻiaka he hua mai ka waha mai o Haumea. Hāpai ʻia akula kēia hua Hiʻiaka ma ka poli o kona kaikuahine ʻo Pele a hiki i ka wā i ulu aʻe ai ʻo ia i uʻi.
ʻO kona ʻohana akua ʻē aʻe ʻo ia hoʻi ʻo Kapōʻulakīnaʻu, Kamohoaliʻi, Puʻuhele, Nāmakaokahaʻi, a me Kaʻōhelo.
He ʻaikāne ʻo Hopoe nāna.
Kaulana ko Hiʻiaka huakaʻi mai Puna aku i Kauaʻi no ke kiʻi ʻana iā Lohiʻau he kāne na Pele. Hakakā akula ʻo ia me ka poʻe moʻo ma kēia huakaʻi. Ma loko o kekahi hakakā ʻana ma Kualoa i loaʻa ai ka moku iki ʻo Mokoliʻi.
ʻO nā hana noʻeau a Hiʻiaka ʻo ia hoʻi ka hana lāʻau lapaʻau a me ka hula. He kinolau ka palaʻā nona.
Description
Hiʻiakaikapoliopele is a female deity commonly called Hiʻiaka.
She comes from Haumea. Hiʻiaka was born as an egg in the mouth of Haumea. She was then carried in the bosom of her elder sister Pele until she grew to be a young beauty.
Her other divine relatives are Kapōʻulakīnaʻu, Kamohoaliʻi, Puʻuhele, Nāmakaokahaʻi and Kaʻōhelo.
Hopoe was an ʻaikāne of hers.
Hiʻiaka’s journey from Puna to Kaua’i in order to fetch Lohi’au as a husband for Pele is famous. She fought with moʻo during this journey. In one of these battles at Kualoa, the islet of Mokoliʻi was formed.
The skilled works of Hiʻiaka are healing as well as hula. The palaʻā fern is a kinolau of hers.
ʻŌlelo kuhikuhi
E koho i kēia huaʻōlelo no nā kumuwaiwai pili iā Hiʻiakaikapoliopele, kapa pū ʻia ʻo Hiʻiaka, ke kaikaina muli a kaulana o Pelehonuamea. No nā kaikaina ʻē aʻe o Pele i kapa pū ʻia ʻo Hiʻiaka, akā ʻokoʻa iki ka inoa a me ke kuleana, e koho i ka huaʻōlelo kūpono. E koho pū i kēia huaʻōlelo no Hiʻiaka ma ke ʻano laulā inā ʻaʻole moakāka ka Hiʻiaka kikoʻī.
Instructions
Use this term for resources related to Hiʻiakaikapoliopele, who is also known as Hiʻiaka, the youngest and most famous sister of Pele. If referring to a specific one of the sisters besides Hiʻiakaikapoliopele, but whose name also starts with Hiʻiaka, use the appropriate term for that individual. Use when the name starts with Hiʻiaka in a general sense if the specific Hiʻiaka being referred to is unclear.
Moʻokūʻauhau | Genealogy
Akua | Deity: Pele1, Kapōʻulahīnaʻu; Kamohoaliʻi, Nāmakaokahaʻi
Makua | Parent: Haumea2; Kahinalii
ʻĀina | Land/sea: Puuopele2; Mana, Kauaʻi; Kealiapaakai & Kealiamanu & Leahi, Oahu; Kalaupapa, Molokai; Haleakala; Hanakaʻieʻie, Kahikinui; Nuʻumealani3; Halemaumau, Hawaii; Kualoa, Oʻahu
Hana | Practice: Hula3
Hanana | Event
Battle with moʻo at Kualoa3, Oahu leading to formation of Mokoliʻi (Chinamanʻs Hat)
Kūmole | Source(s)
1. Pukui, Mary Kawena, and Samuel H. (Samuel Hoyt) Elbert. Hawaiian Dictionary : Hawaiian-English, English-Hawaiian. Rev. and enl. Ed. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1986.
2. Fornander, Abraham, and Thomas G. (Thomas George) Thrum. Fornander Collection of Hawaiian Antiquities and Folk-Lore : The Hawaiian Account of the Formation of Their Islands and Origin of Their Race, with the Traditions of Their Migrations, Etc. Millwood, N.Y: Kraus Reprint, 1985. pages 32-111, 576-583.
3. Kaopio, Matthew. Hawaiian Family Legends. Honolulu, Hawaii: Mutual Pub., 2003.
Hoʻopili ʻia i | Applied to: Ka moʻolelo o Hiʻiakaikapoliopele : ka wahine i ka hikina a ka lā, ka uʻi palekoki uila o Halemaʻumaʻu, Pele’s appeal : moʻolelo, kaona, and hulihia in “Pele and Hiʻiaka” literature (1860-1928), Hiʻiaka, Lohiʻau & the five maile sisters
Mea haku | Created by: Puaokamele Dizon
Mea loiloi| Edited by: Annemarie Paikai