Aikanaka (mythology)
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In Hawaiian mythology, ʻAikanaka (or ʻAi Kanaka, ʻAikane) is a mortal chief.
His name means "man eater". His father was named Hulumanailani, whilst his mother was named Hinamaikalani.<ref>Samuel Kamakau. Tales and Traditions of People of Old.</ref>
ʻAikanaka married Hinahanaiakamalama (according to the Ulu genealogy). She gave birth to sons named Hemā and Puna.<ref>E.R. Tregear, Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary (Lyon and Blair: Lambton Quay), 1891.</ref><ref>Martha Warren Beckwith: Hawaiian Mythology, Reprinted in Honolulu (Univ. of Hawaii Press), 1996, pp. 214-25</ref> ʻAikanaka is also depicted to have married the moon goddess lona, who carried ʻAikanaka on her wings.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
According to the Ulu genealogy, ʻAikanaka was born about 746 AD.