Tenania

Tenani'a
King of Huahine and Mai'ao
Reign	1793–1810
Predecessor	Teri'itaria I
Successor	Mahine Teheiura
Born	1760
Died	1814 (aged 43–44)
Spouse	Tohema'i Teheuatua Itia Tetuanuireiaitera'iatea
Issue	Tura'iari'i Tera'imano v. Teri'ia'etua Tera'imano v.
Names Tenani'a Ari'ipaea Otihe Utami
Father	Mato Teri'itepoare'i
Mother	Tetuaveroa

Tenaniʻa (c. 1760–1814) also called Otihe or Ari'ipaea was a sovereign of the islands of Huahine and Mai'ao located among the Society Islands. He became a king in the 1790s after he deposed Teri'itaria I, his half-brother.^[1][2][3][4] He died under the name Ūtami on January 26, 1814, in Mo'orea ten days after his wife Iti'a.^[5][6][7]

Family tree

v t e Huahine family tree
Tamatoa I (or II) Rofa'i Ari'ima'o Tamatoa Dynasty of Raiatea Mau'a Rohianu'u Tehaapapa I Queen of Huahine and Mai'ao Mato Tetuaveroa Teriitaria I King of Huahine and Mai'ao Tenani'a King of Huahine and Mai'ao Pōmare Dynasty of Tahiti Tamatoa III, King of Raiatea and Taha'a Tura'iari'i Ehevahine Mahine Tehei'ura King of Huahine and Mai'ao Tao'a Pōmare II King of Tahiti Teriʻitoʻoterai Teremoemoe Teriitaria II Queen of Huahine and Mai'ao Moeore, Tamatoa IV King of Raiatea and Taha'a Ta'aroari'i Tematafainuu Pōmare IV Queen of Tahiti Pōmare III King of Tahiti Tehaapapa II Queen of Huahine and Mai'ao Ariimate Teururai King of Huahine and Mai'ao Ma'ihara Temari'i Tamatoa V King of Raiatea Pōmare V King of Tahiti Teuhe Queen of Huahine Tetuamarama Marama Teururai Prince-Regent of Huahine Tamatoa VI King of Raiatea and Taha'a Teriitevaearai a Mai from the Mai family of Bora Bora Tehaapapa III Queen of Huahine
Notes: Descending dotted lines denote adoptions. References Henry, Teuira; Orsmond, John Muggridge (1928). Ancient Tahiti. Vol. 48. Honolulu: Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum. pp. 247–272. OCLC 3049679. Newbury, Colin W.; Darling, Adam J. (December 1967). "Te Hau Pahu Rahi: Pomare II and the Concept of Interisland Government in Eastern Polynesia". The Journal of the Polynesian Society. 76 (4). Wellington: The Polynesian Society: 477–514. JSTOR 20704508. OCLC 6015244633. Teissier, Raoul (1978). "Chefs et notables des Établissements Français de l'Océanie au temps du protectorat: 1842–1850". Bulletin de la Société des Études Océaniennes, Issue 202. Papeete: Société des Études Océaniennes. OCLC 9510786.

See also

• Kingdom of Huahine
• List of monarchs of Huahine

References

1. Chesneau 1928b, pp. 81–82.
2. Oliver 1974, pp. 1315–1316.
3. Ellis 1831a, pp. 282–283.
4. Saura, Millaud & Daubard 2000, pp. 59–65.
5. Davies 1961, p. 177.
6. Davies 1814, http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2712588377. Entry on January 17, 1814.
7. "Letter of Henry Bicknel and al. to LMS. Eimeo April 23, 1814".

Sources

• Chesneau, Joseph (1928a). "Notes sur Huahine et autres Iles-Sous-le-Vent (1ère partie)". Bulletin de la Société des Études Océaniennes (in French). No. 25. Papeete: Société des Études Océaniennes. pp. 57–67.
• Chesneau, Joseph (1928b). "Notes sur Huahine et autres Iles-Sous-le-Vent (2ème partie et fin)". Bulletin de la Société des Études Océaniennes (in French). No. 26. Papeete: Société des Études Océaniennes. pp. 81–98.
• Davies, John (1814). "Journal of John Davies. 15 February 1813 – 26 April 1814". South Seas Journals/File 35 (Box 3)/John Davies, Eimeo (Mo'orea). Canberra: National Library of Australia.
• Davies, John (1961). Newbury, Colin W. (ed.). The History of the Tahitian Mission, 1799–1830... London: The Hakluyt Society. OCLC 252297156.
• Ellis, William (1831a). Polynesian Researches, During a Residence of Nearly Eight Years in the Society and Sandwich Islands. Vol. I (2nd ed.). London: Fisher, Son, & Jackson. OCLC 1157055165.
• Ellis, William (1831b). Polynesian Researches, During a Residence of Nearly Eight Years in the Society and Sandwich Islands. Vol. II (2nd ed.). London: Fisher, Son, & Jackson. OCLC 1157058552.
• Ellis, William (1831c). Polynesian Researches, During a Residence of Nearly Eight Years in The Society and Sandwich Islands. Vol. III (2nd ed.). London: Fisher, Son & Jackson. OCLC 1157060556.
• Oliver, Douglas L. (1974). Ancient Tahitian Society. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. doi:10.2307/j.ctvp2n5ds. hdl:1885/114907. ISBN 978-0-8248-8453-6. OCLC 1126284798. S2CID 165869849.
• Saura, Bruno; Millaud, Hiriata; Daubard, Patrick Matari'i (2000). Histoire et taditions de Huahine et Pora Pora. Cahiers du patrimoine (in French and Tahitian). Vol. 1. The author of the original manuscript in tahitian dated 1846, is unknown. Papeete: Ministère de la Culture de Polynésie française. OCLC 492654325.

Tenania Rulers of Huahine Born: 1770 Died: 1814
Preceded by Teriitaria I	King of Huahine 1793–1810	Succeeded by Mahine