<P> A Tahitian priest named Pā'ao is said to have brought a new order to the islands around 1200 . The new order included new laws and a new social structure that separated the people into classes . The aliʻi nui was the king, with his ʻaha kuhina just below them . The aliʻi were the royal nobles with the kahuna (high priest) below them, the makaʻāinana (commoners) next with the kauā below them as the lowest ranking social caste . </P> <P> The rulers of the Hawaiian islands (noho aliʻi o ko Hawaiʻi Pae ʻAina) are a line of Native Hawaiians who were independent rulers of various subdivisions of the islands of Hawaii . Their genealogy is traced to Hānalaʻanui and others . The aliʻi nui were responsible for making sure the people observed a strict kapu (a code of conduct relating to taboos). The system had rules regarding many aspects of Hawaiian social order, fishing rights and even where women could eat . After the death of Kamehameha I, the system was abolished, and the Hawaiian religion soon fell as the gods were abandoned . </P> <P> By 1500 Hawaiians began to spread to the interiors of the islands and religion was more emphasised . </P> <P> Religion in Hawaii is much the same as most other Polynesian cultures, with a theology, ritual and a code of conduct . There are many gods and heroes . Wākea, the Sky Father, wed Papahānaumoku, the Earth Mother . From their union came all others, including the other gods . </P>

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