Kalaikuʻahulu (also known as Kaleikuahulu, Kuahulu and Kua[1]) was a kānaka maoli (Native Hawaiian) aliʻi (hereditary noble) and kahuna nui (high priest) of Kamehameha I in pre-Christian Hawaii[2] who was considered a prophet for his prediction of; "Ke Akua maoli" and a message to Hawaiians never seen before.
[4] In 1805, as a skilled genealogist and orator, Kalaikuʻahulu won a match reciting genealogies in Lahaina, Maui over his competitor from Bora Bora[5] Five years later Kamehameha I negotiated the peaceful unification of the islands with Kauaʻi.
Kalaikuʻahulu was instrumental in the monarch's decision not to kill Kaumualiʻi, the ruler of that island, when he was the single member of the aliʻi council to agree with Kamehameha's own reluctance to do so.
[5] The other aliʻi continued with the plan to poison Kaumualiʻi when Isaac Davis warned him, making the ruler cut his trip short and return to Kauaʻi, leaving Davis to be poisoned by the aliʻi instead.
[8][9] The Kapana heiau in Halawa Valley was built by Kalaikuʻahulu in the early part of the 18th century.