Kai-ihu (or possibly Kaihū)[1] was a Māori rangatira (chief) in the Tainui confederation of tribes, based at Kāwhia, New Zealand.
[4] In the night, the wairua (ghost) of Te-Ata-i-ōrongo appeared to Rangi-waea in the form of a disembodied hand, told her of the murder and encouraged her to flee to Kāwhia.
[7] In Pei Te Hurinui Jones' version, Horeta was abused by the people of his village for his crime and the vengeance that it would bring upon them, and eventually he committed suicide by throwing himself off a cliff.
[8] Kai-ihu was born at Tokatapu and his grandfather, Uetapu, carried out the tohi baptismal ritual, making him tapu against any sharp object touching his head.
[8] When the waka was ready, the leaders of expedition decided not to take Kai-ihu, because he was too young, but when they set off in the canoe, the waves prevented them from leaving Kawhia harbour two days in a row.
Pei Te Hurinui Jones records it as the same chant sung by Ngātoro-i-rangi to enable the Tainui canoe to leave Hawaiki.