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Kamapuaʻa - warlike god of wild boars, husband of Pele; Kāmohoaliʻi - shark god and brother to the major gods, such as Pele; Kanaloa – God of the ocean, working in concert with Kāne [1] Kāne – God of male procreation, fishponds, agriculture, sorcery; created world with help from Lono and Kū [1] Kānehekili – Thunder god [1] Kapo
One breakdown of the Hawaiian pantheon [7] consists of the following groups: the four gods (ka hā) – Kū, Kāne, Lono, and Kanaloa; the forty male gods or aspects of Kāne (ke kanahā) the four hundred gods and goddesses (ka lau) the great multitude of gods and goddesses (ke kini akua) the spirits (nā ʻunihipili) the guardians (nā ʻaumākua)
The Hawaiian god Kaulu has many strange abilities and is an extremely powerful fighter. This in which Kaulu is a trickster god and is quite destructive and at times violent, and is known for being one of the most powerful beings in Hawaiian mythology. In fact, Kaulu was even powerful enough to kill several other deities of the Hawaiian pantheon.
In Hawaiian religion, Pele (pronounced ) is the goddess of volcanoes and fire and the creator of the Hawaiian Islands.Often referred to as "Madame Pele" or "Tūtū Pele" as a sign of respect, she is a well-known deity within Hawaiian mythology and is notable for her contemporary presence and cultural influence as an enduring figure from ancient Hawaii. [1]
In the traditions of ancient Hawaiʻi, Kanaloa is a god symbolized by the squid or by the octopus, and is typically associated with Kāne. [1] It is also an alternative name for the island of Kahoʻolawe. Kanaloa is also considered to be the god of the Underworld and a teacher of magic. Legends state that he became the leader of the first group ...
In one of the many Hawaiian stories of Lono, he is a fertility and music god who descended to Earth on a rainbow to marry Laka. In agricultural and planting traditions, Lono was identified with rain and food plants. He was one of the four gods (with Kū, Kāne, and Kāne's twin brother Kanaloa) [1] who existed before the world was created. Lono ...
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Māui repeated this trick several times, creating the Hawaiian Islands (Tregear 1891:236). [1] Another tradition states that as Māui planted his hook at Hamakua to fish up the god of fish, Pimoe, Māui ordered his brethren not to look back, or the expedition would fail. Hina, in the shape of a baling-gourd, appeared at the surface of the water ...