The Kaihuānga feud of the 1820s heavily involved the (paramount chief) Tamaiharanui, whose status was so spiritually superior within the that people of lower ranking would avert their gaze and avoid looking at him directly. If his shadow fell upon food, that food became and had to be destroyed. The Kaihuānga feud is an historical instance that highlights the importance of the 's spiritual status, and the importance of . The feud sparked when a woman from the Waikakahi at Wairewa named Murihaka wore a dogskin cloak which belonged to Tamaiharanui, thus causing an insult to him. His followers then killed Rerewaka, a slave of one of Murihaka's relatives. The relatives then responded by killing another chief, Hape.