Person
Hākau
Hākau was ruler (aliʻi nui) of the island of Hawaiʻi around 1500, the son and heir of Līloa. Hawaiian tradition portrays him as cruel and as having mistreated his half-brother ʻUmi-a-Līloa and the priests and chiefs of his father's court. ʻUmi led a revolt with their support, killed Hākau at Waipiʻo and became ruler in his place.
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