The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-08-14
Ahipuu lin =Nuuanu
BY JAMES w. GIRVIN.


crs and as / have said Ahipuu has been
| IN the possession of the family from
such times as the memory OF man run
meth not and that Kaumakaokane was
| descendant OF the tabu chiefs. | can
| go farther and state that Keoni Kamak
| is a lineal descendant OF Ma LAM Ehl-
ku'' or the seven great ones, sons OF one
| father in Puma. Hawaii, each OF whom
was the progenitor OF a line OF chiefs.
| In Hawaii nei a chief who could not
| quote his pedigree or whose retainers
could not quote his papa kuauhau was
| not respected Mr.. Cunnins' pedigree
| through Kaunakaokane was confirmed
| by Kauikeaouli, Liholiho, Lot Kameha-
meha, and Kalakaua as they know it
from their kahus whose duty It was to
learn and pass on to their successor the
pedigTees of their respective chiefs.
Judge Fernandez, the author of An
account OF the Polvnesian race says
THE Hawaiians counted by generations
of their principal chiefs or kings. They |
started from Wakea as a common an
cestor OF all the chiefs on all the islands. |
Hawaiian chronology was not very exact
but to a people who depended entirely |
upon the faithful memory of their bards
and priests 1t was sufficiently approx
mated to bring order out of the unwrit-
ten records of the past. Counting fifteen
generations of thirty years each from
Wakea we arrive at Nana-t1lu in whose
time say zoo A D. the Hawaiian group
was undoubtedly occupied by the Ha-
waiian branch of the Polynesian Race.
Continuing on the genealogical line of
Nana-llu, as the safest and most cor
rect, we arrive after fifteen more gener
atoms, or $50 years, at the period OF
Maweke, say 1880 A. D. when that re-
markable internigratory movement be-
tweer the Southern and Northern Poly
nesia1l groups. of which their legends
and chants give so ample evidence had
commenced
From Maweke down, therefore, Ha-
waiian chronology may be computed
frem any OF the leading geneaiogies,
counting Mawele as No. 20, Paumakua
as No. 80, and Pilikaeaea as No. 81 from
Wakea.
John Adams Cunmins, or Keoni Ka-
nalis pedigree beginning with Wakea
the 58th generation we find John Adams
Cummins, all of which can be quoted.
From the union of Umi-a-liloa of Ha-
waii and Piikea (w) about A d. 1850
born Aihakoko and Kumulaenuaumi (k);
from Kumulaenuiaumi and Piilani born
Lonoikauakini (k); Lonoikauakini and
(w) born Lonoikahaupu;
Lonoikahaupu and Ninauaiwi (w) born
Keakapalakea; Keakapalakea and Kele-
huna (w) born Kowali; Kowali and Ka-
(w) born Keaewaua; Kea-
weaua and Kamahaiku (w) born Keau
aole; Keauiaole and Li1oa (w) born Ka- {
(w) and Kameeiamoku
Ky; Kaumakaokane and Thomas Cum
MINIS born John Adams Junlmins.
Prior to A. D. 1880 two lines of chiefs
were several times reunited in Mr.. Cum
Minis pedigree but it would be burden
some to quote the long names. and the
part that is here given is TO show the
present generation somewhat of the care
taken by the different families in pre-
serving the names of their ancestors by
the Hawaiians. In early days some of
the foreigners who had become attached
to the chiefs, at their request put in
writing pedigrees of chiefs which were
scrupulouslv preserved by the head of
he families G. D. Gilman was one of /
those who made frequent notes of mat
ters of interest and was favorite with
Paki and other chiefs on account of his
with their language and vii
Iingness TO assist, so l am told by some
Of those who knew him.
JAS. w. GIRVIN.