Who in the blue hell is Hikuleo?
Hikuleʻo's ancestors were, according to one source, the god Pil'e (
Limu according to others) and the goddess Kele, who came from Pulotu and created the mythical land of Tongamamaʻo for their children to dwell in. They had a son Toiukamea (
hidden iron) and a daughter Māʻimoaʻalōngona (
royal game of hearing) who married each other and had children.(This pair seems to be a modern invention, since
ukamea (iron) is a modern word that postdates European contact; other informants leave out this generation.) Among their children were many sons, the boy Taufulifonua and the girl Havea Lolofonua. One day they lay on the beach, naked, as they were still innocent, with their legs in the sea. The tide rose and the water covered them more and more. Then an oʻo (meaning: to penetrate) fish swam along and started to suck from the girl's labia, which caused her a lot of joy. Once the fish had been chased away the boy tried to gently stroke her inflicted parts but that did not give her relief. Then instead of his hand, he tried it with his penis, and suddenly the girl was consoled. So copulation was invented, and Havea Hikuleʻo was the first of many children