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Moʻokūʻauhau

genealogy

"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."

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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/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




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