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In Hawaiian mythology, Hemā and his brother Puna are sons of the man named Aikanaka by his consort, Hinahanaiakamalama — often simply called Hina. His son was Kaha'i.Hina is disgusted by her children's dirtiness, and she goes to the moon.
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This version of Maui incorporates elements of the Māui from Māori mythology and other Polynesian narratives. Maui was also the subject of Israel Kamakawiwo'ole 's song "Maui Hawaiian Sup'pa Man" in his most well-known album, Facing Future , which is the highest selling Hawaiian album of all time.
The female gender of the wind deity in the Paka‘a story seems to be a Hawaiian development as the wind deity in other Polynesian traditions is male (Ra‘a—Society Islands, Raka—Cook Islands, Raka-maomao—New Zealand). [1] The male version of the wind divinity was said to be created in the midst of chaos by his father, the sun god.
A statue of Hawaiian deity. Hawaiian narrative or mythology, tells stories of nature and life. It is considered a variant of a more general Polynesian narrative, developing its own unique character for several centuries before about 1800. It is associated with the Hawaiian religion. The religion was officially suppressed in the 19th century ...
Moʻo often take the forms of monstrous reptiles, tiny geckos, and/or humans. They were revered as ʻaumakua, and could have power over the weather and water.They were amphibious, and many fishponds in Hawaii were believed to be home to a moʻo.
In Hawaiian mythology, Welaʻahilaninui (“Wela’ahilani the Great”) was a god or the first man, the forefather of Hawaiians. [1] [2] He is mentioned as an ancestor of Hawaiian chiefs in the ancient Hawaiian chant Kumulipo. [3]
In Hawaiian mythology, Pakaʻa is the god of the wind and the inventor of the sail. [1] In the legend, Pakaʻa was the child of a traveling royal named Kuanuʻuanu and a beautiful common woman named Laʻamaomao. Kuanu'uanu was summoned back to his liege Keawenuiaumi before Pakaʻa's birth. Pakaʻa was then raised by Laʻamaomao and her elder ...