Akaui is a legendary character/ancestor named by Handy among the foremost figures of the Marquesan oral narratives (Native Culture p. 247; Marquesan Legends, 1930). SOLITARY in this batch: the narrative names Akaui without an attested genealogical link to the other figures authored here.
Domains
legendary culture hero
Powers
Heroic exploits of the Akaui legend
Sources
E. S. Craighill Handy, The Native Culture in the Marquesas (Bishop Museum Bulletin 9, 1923), p. 247; Handy, Marquesan Legends (Bishop Museum Bulletin 69, 1930).