Mo'ikeha's Journey

The political, social, and cultural significance of the two-way voyaging between Tahiti and Hawai'i was large. All three of these aspects are connected and affect one another. The social and political aspect would be that Mo'ikeha was allowed to marry both of the sisters, Hinauu and Ho'oipoikamalanai, which in turn granted him the status of ali'i nui of Kaua'i. When they had children, Mo'ikeha sent one of his sons, Kila to Tagiti to find his elder half-brother. After finding him, they set out to Hawai'i with other men. The cultural aspect of all of this is that in Hawai'i, there were things that were different, such as hula dancing. Overall, the two-way voyaging had cultural, social, and political significance that benefitted the citizens of both Tahiti and Hawai'i.