Pāʻao Pili and Kamehamehas ties in Sāmoa

Kamehameha, Tamehameha it is signed in the first signatures of him, was the great warrior King of Hawaiʻi was the first in written history to unify the Hawaiʻian Isles under a single kingdom. Sāmoans in causal conversation will pronounce his name Tamameamea, suggesting a connection to Sāmoa. Although he may or may not have direct connections to Sāmoa, his family and Hawaiʻi does.

If you look at the Big Island of Hawaiʻi it is most likely named after the Bid Island of Sāmoa, Savai'i as the S and H are interchangeable between the languages. On the North West coast of Hawaiʻi is the Kohala coast, at the North point is Upolu point, the second largest Island in Sāmoa.

The legend of Pāʻao ( Pāʻao ) and Pili ( also known as Pili kaaiea (or Pili auau) explains why Upolu is the name of the northern point in the big island of Hawaiʻi. Pāʻao was a priest, brother to Lonopele of Upolu Sāmoa. The two brothers arguments grew to war. Pāʻao was forced to leave Upolu with his warriors and families, through the deep ocean to Hawaiʻi . They first settled in Hawaiʻi in Puna near Hilo and with the Hawaiʻians built the Heiau (temple) at Wahaula.

Pāʻao later sent for Pili a high chief from Upolu, Sāmoa. Once in Hawaiʻi they moved from Hilo, to Waipio Valley, and finally to the Kohala district. Here Pāʻao built the then built the Mookini (Heiau) temple and named the location Lae Upolu, the Cape of Upolu.

From around 1100AD the two families of Pāʻao and Pili would hold high priest and chief titles.

Kamehameha the great along with many other Hawaiʻian Ali'i (chief) including Kaumuali'i are direct descendants of Pili. Kamehameha's high priest was the direct descendant of Pāʻao, who later ironically assisted abolishing the 700 year old religion when Christianity was brought to Hawaiʻi by the European sailors. Kamehameha, Tamehameha it is signed in the first signatures of him, was the great warrior King of Hawaiʻi was the first in written history to unify the Hawaiʻian Isles under a single kingdom. Sāmoans in causal conversation will pronounce his name Tamameamea, suggesting a connection to Sāmoa. Although he may or may not have direct connections to Sāmoa, his family and Hawaiʻi does.

If you look at the Big Island of Hawaiʻi it is most likely named after the Bid Island of Sāmoa, Savai'i as the S and H are interchangeable between the languages. On the North West coast of Hawaiʻi is the Kohala coast, at the North point is Upolu point, the second largest Island in Sāmoa.

The legend of Pāʻao ( Pāʻao ) and Pili ( also known as Pili kaaiea (or Pili auau) explains why Upolu is the name of the northern point in the big island of Hawaiʻi. Pāʻao was a priest, brother to Lonopele of Upolu Sāmoa. The two brothers arguments grew to war. Pāʻao was forced to leave Upolu with his warriors and families, through the deep ocean to Hawaiʻi . They first settled in Hawaiʻi in Puna near Hilo and with the Hawaiʻians built the Heiau (temple) at Wahaula.

Pāʻao later sent for Pili a high chief from Upolu, Sāmoa. Once in Hawaiʻi they moved from Hilo, to Waipio Valley, and finally to the Kohala district. Here Pāʻao built the then built the Mookini (Heiau) temple and named the location Lae Upolu, the Cape of Upolu.

From around 1100AD the two families of Pāʻao and Pili would hold high priest and chief titles.

Kamehameha the great along with many other Hawaiʻian Aliʻi (chief) including Kaumualiʻi are direct descendants of Pili. Kamehameha's high priest was the direct descendant of Pāʻao, who later ironically assisted abolishing the 700 year old religion when Christianity was brought to Hawaiʻi by the European sailors.