In Hawaiian religion, Kamohoaliûi is a shark god and a brother of KÃÂne Milohaûi, Pele, Kapo, NÃÂmaka, and Hiûiaka. He is also the father of Nanaue.
Kamohoaliûi swam in the area around the islands of Maui and Kahoûolawe. When a ship was lost at sea, Ka-moho-aliûi shook his tail in front of the fleet and the kahuna would feed him awa, a narcotic drink, and Kamohoaliûi would guide the men home. He is sometimes said to have guided the ships of the original inhabitants of Hawaii from the mainland to their island home in this way.
Kamohoaliûi had the power to take on the form of any fish and is believed to own multiple underwater caves beneath the ocean where he dwells.