Uira

A deity, descended from Rangi by the line of Rehua. He was the son of Maroro-ki-tu-a-raki, and the father of Te Kanapu, who begat Turi-whaia, who begat Whaitiri.

He is the same as Kahuila-o-ka-lani (Hawai'i).

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References

Sources

  • Tregear, Edward. (1891). Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary. Wellington: Government Printer, p. 574.
  • White, John. (1887). Ancient History of the Maori. 6 vols. Wellington: G. Didsbury, Government Printer, p. 1:54.