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"In pre-colonial Hawaiian society moʻokūʻauhau, or genealogy, was paramount. Each high chief retained several orators whose sole job was to recite their chief's genealogy upon request. Unlike the rigid terms of genealogy today, Hawaiian moʻokūʻauhau were more fluid and inclusive of a larger extended family system. This enabled the chief to claim more than one mother or father in order to improve his rank." Watch video courtesy of Hawaiʻi News Now |
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basic moʻokūʻauhau template:
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ʻO _____ ke kāne, no _____
ʻO _____ ka wahine, no _____ Noho pū lāua a hānau maila ʻo _____, he kāne/wahine/māhū ʻO _____ ke kāne, no _____ ʻO _____ ka wahine, no _____ Noho pū lāua a hānau maila ʻo _____, he kāne/wahine/māhū ʻO _____ ke kāne, no _____ ʻO _____ ka wahine, no _____ Noho pū lāua a hānau maila ʻo _____, he kāne/wahine/māhū |
_____ (insert great-grandfather's name) is the male, from _____
_____ (insert great-grandmother's name) is the female, from _____ They lived together & ___ (insert grandparent's name) was born, a male/female/māhū _____ (insert grandfather's name) is the male, from _____ _____ (insert grandmother's name) is the female, from _____ They lived together & ___ (insert parent's name) was born, a male/female/māhū _____ (insert father's name) is the male , from _____ _____ (insert mother's name) is the female, from _____ They lived together & ___ (insert your name) was born, a male/female/māhū |
