The Genealogy of the Kings of Rarotonga and Mangaia as illustrating the colonisation of that island and the Hervey Group

[Kings of Rarotonga, as given by the 'wise men' of Makea and Tinomana in 1869.]

1.	Makea Karika, father of	Makea-the-terrible. His wife was Inanui-i-te-rangi = Ina-the-Great-and-Heavenly.
2.	Makea Putakitetai	Makea-lord-leading-captivcs.
3.	Makea i te au	Makea-the-peaceful.
4.	Makea noo inarie	Makea-the quiet.
5.	Makea puretu (= purotu)	Makea-the-handsome.
6.	Makea peau rango	Makea-of-fly-like-wings, i.e., swift to execute his purpose.
7.	Makea teko nako	Makea-the-ubiquitous (literally, "hither, thither.
8.	Makea te taiti	Makea-the-fisherman.
9.	Makea te rĀ tu	Makea-(like)-the-upright-mast (ra^* = tira.
10.	Makea Rongo-oe	Makea - Rongo - of - the - paddle. But usually known as Te ariki ape tini = The-king-with-many-faults. Until his reign there was at Rarotonga but one king, whose united and powerful tribe was named "Takitumu," or "All-destroying." A warrior, maternal uncle to Rongo-oe, named Takaia, split the tribe into two hostile camps. Rongo-oe remained king over the smaller or doomed portion, which took the name of "Puaikura" at Arorangi. Makea's portion was named "Te au o Tonga" = "The-Tongan-kingdom," and remained at Avarua, retaining the family marae "Araitetonga" = "The-Tongan-Mediator" (or "Warder-off-of-Tongans").
11.	Makea teina	Makea-the-younger-brother.
12.	Makea tumu pu	Makea-of-the-(royal)-conch-shell.
13.	Makea tinorei	Makea-of-the-handsome-person.
14.	Makea tari ua	Makea-the-dilatory.
15.	Makea potiki	Makes-the-youngest (a term of endearment).
16.	Makea mangungu	Makea-the-thunderer.
17.	Makea taik	Makea-of-the-spear.page 632
18.	Makea tukerae	Makea-the-beloved (literally" of-the-eye-brows").
19.	Makea te rangi tu ki vao	Makea - the - solid - sky - standing - up - Outside.
20.	Rangi Makea	Heavenly Makea Drowned in Lake Tiriara, on the south of Mangaia.
21.	Makea te patua kino	Makea-badly-beaten. In his reign another split took place, and thenceforth two Makeas reigned jointly at "Araitetonga," the royal "koutu" = "inarae," or idol-grove, of the Makea family.
22.	Makea pini and	Makea-the-sorrowful and
22.	Makea keu	Makea-of-the-flaxen-hair.
23.	Makea Tinirau and	Makea-lord-of-all-fish and
23.	Makea Tekao	Makea-the-bud (=hope or glory of the family)
24.	Makea Pori and	Makea-the-fat and
24.	Makea Karika II.	Makea-the-terrible, second of that name. These were the reigning chiefs at Avarua in 1823, when the Rev. John Williams conveyed the Gospel to Rarotonga. Since then have reigned—
25.	Makea Davida and	Makea-David.
25.	Makea Pa	Makea-the-defender.
26.	Makea Te vairua and	Makea-the-spirit and
26.	Makea Tuaivi	Makea-the-hill.
27.	Makea Daniela and	Makea-Daniel and
27.	Makea Tavake	Makea-the-tropic-bird.
28.	Makea Abela and the above-	Makea-Abel and the above-named
28.	named Makea Tavake	Makea-Tavake.
29.	Makea Takau and the above-	Makea-Twenty and the above-named
29.	named Makea Tavake.	Makea Tavake. Both now living.

^* To be distinguished from rā = sun. It is merely an abbreviation of "tira "=" mast." Because the first syllable is dropped, the remaining one (ra) is lengthened (rā). In New Zealand, "mast" is "tiratu "=" the mast that stands up" (masts were set up or lowered at pleasure).