Maʻilikūkahi

Chief Maʻilikūkahi (Hawaiian: Aliʻi Maʻilikūkahi; Hawaiian pronunciation: Mah-ee-leeh-koo-kah-heeh; also known as Maʻilikukahi) was a High Chief (aliʻi nui) of the island of Oahu in ancient Hawaii around 1480 A.D. He is known today from the old chants as one of the early and beneficent rulers of Oʻahu.

He was the founder of the House of Maʻilikūkahi (Hawaiian: Hale o Maʻilikūkahi).

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