Kinilau

Kinilau

In Hawaiian mythology, Kinilau is the son of Menehune son of Luanu’u. Hawaiians claim descent from the youngest of the twelve sons of Kinilau-a-mano (Tregear 1891:513).

ee also

* Tinirau - general Polynesian
* Tinilau - Samoa
* Tinirau and Kae - Māori

References

*E.R. Tregear, "Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary" (Lyon and Blair: Lambton Quay), 1891.


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