"In pre-colonial Hawaiian society mo'okū'auhau, or genealogy, was paramount. Each high chief retained several orators whose sole job was to recite theirs chief's genealogy upon request. Unlike the rigid terms of genealogy today, Hawaiian mo'okū'auhau 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."

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basic moʻokūʻauhau template:

ʻO _____ ke kāne, no _____
ʻO _____ ka wahine, no _____
Noho pū lāua a hānau maila ʻo _____, he kāne/wahine

ʻO _____ ke kāne, no _____
ʻO _____ ka wahine, no _____
Noho pū lāua a hānau maila ʻo _____, he kāne/wahine

ʻO _____ ke kāne, no _____
ʻO _____ ka wahine, no _____
Noho pū lāua a hānau maila ʻo _____, he kāne/wahine

_____ is the male (insert great-grandfather's name), from _____
_____ is the female (insert great-grandmother's name), from _____
They lived together &  ___, a [fe]male, was born (insert grandparent's name)

_____ is the male (insert grandfather's name), from _____
_____ is the female (insert grandmother's name), from _____
They lived together &  _____, a [fe]male, was born (insert parent's name)

_____ is the male (insert father's name), from _____
_____ is the female (insert mother's name), from _____
They lived together & _____, a [fe]male, was born (insert your name)