 Lengthy legends of their exploits extend throughout the islands, and the kings of Tahiti and Hawaii claimed them as their ancestors.In one Hawaiian legend, Laka is the son of the "Ali'i nui" Wahieloa and Hoʻolaukahili, grandson of Kahaʻinuiahema.He plans to sail to Hawaii to avenge the murder of his father, but his canoe-building is thwarted by the little gods of the forest.