Person

ʻUmi-a-Līloa

r. c. 1500 · 16th century · Also known as Umi-a-Liloa

ʻUmi-a-Līloa was ruler (aliʻi nui) of the island of Hawaiʻi around 1500, a son of Līloa by a woman of lower rank. After Līloa's death he overthrew his half-brother Hākau and united the island's six districts under a single ruler. Tradition credits him with building temples, organising land divisions and farming, and ruling from Waipiʻo and later from the Kona coast.

ʻUmi-a-Līloa
Image: Hiart · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 1 state history

Chiefdom of Hawaii Island

See also

Cite this entry
APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). ʻUmi-a-Līloa. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/umi-a-liloa
MLA
“ʻUmi-a-Līloa.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/umi-a-liloa. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “ʻUmi-a-Līloa.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/umi-a-liloa.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘ʻUmi-a-Līloa’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/umi-a-liloa (Accessed: ).

Last reviewed October 2026Random entry ↻