Tenania

Tenaniʻa
King of Huahine and Maiʻao
Reign1793–1810
PredecessorTeriitaria I
SuccessorMahine Teheiura
Born1770
Died1814 (aged 43–44)
SpouseTohe-maʻi Te-heu-atua
Tetua-nui Rei-i-te Raʻiatea
IssueTu-raʻi-ariʻi-Te-raʻi-mano-vahine
Teriʻi-aʻe-tua-vahine
Names
Tenaniʻa Tamatoa I
FatherMato Teriʻi-te Po Areʻi
MotherTe-tu-ave-roa

Tenaniʻa (c. 1770–1814) was king of the island of Huahine. Huahine is an island located among the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. Tenaniʻa became a king in 1793 after he deposed Teriitaria I, his half-brother.[citation needed]