Pilikaʻaiea

Pilikaʻaiea (or Pili-auau; the short form: Pili) was Aliʻi Nui of Hawaiʻi.

According to some legends, Pilikaʻaiea was a grandchild of Lanakawai of the Ulu line, but other sources claim he was born and brought up in "Kahiki" (Tahiti) or Wawau (Borabora) or 'Upolu (Samoa).

Because the chiefs of the island of Hawaiʻi had carelessly intermarried with junior chiefly lines and low ranking women, kahuna Paʻao went to Kahiki to find a relative of pure blood who could compete in rank with the chiefly lines of the other islands.

Lonokaeho declines the invitation, but sends Pilikaʻaiea in his place.

Pilikaʻaiea becomes high chief and wins the support of the people and he becomes the ancestor of the chiefs of Hawaiʻi on the Ulu line down to the late 19th century.