Pa Ao's Life Story

As a child Pa’ao was taught customs and learnt to provide for themselves through hunting and gathering as well as how to fight. As he grew older Pa’ao along with his brother Lono Pele became well known priests of Samoa having been born and raised there their entire life. Pa’ao role was the keeper of the god Kukailimoku. Both were very strong, respected and accomplished in the arts of heathen life.They also both had a son they greatly loved and cherished. Pa’ao was very good at astronomy , navigation, and divination. Although we don’t know exact dates for his birth nor his discovery of the island of Hawaii there are many legends surrounding him and why he got to the island. The most known one being the story of his son being accused of stealing Lono Pele fruits.
The story itself is pretty straightforward. Lono pele had noticed that every night some fruits would go missing and saw Pa’ao son in his field. Naturally he thought it was Pa’ao son who was stealing and accused him of it. To prove him wrong Pa’ao cut open his son's stomach and showed there was no fruit and his son was innocent. Disgusted and
He cursed Pa’ao and attempted to use dark magics bringing terrible storms and beasts to Pa’ao. Pa’ao was strong and got through it. After many doses of rigorous sailing Pa’ao arrived at Hawaii. He first arrived in Poona in which he built a temple called Wahaula in honor of his god.He however settled down in Kohala where he built a large temple named Mookini which still to this day exists. Pa’ao introduced his customs to the Hawaiian people. He was believed to be the one to introduce human sacrifices and veneration of the bonito fish. Pa’ao introduced tiers of priests to the island and respected their gods while introducing his own. Pa’ao ruled for a long time until he died on an unspecified date. He was said to be the first pure chief to rule over