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, but kept alive by some practitioners to the modern day.
Prominent figures and terms in Hawaiian mythology
- Aumakua - spirit of an ancestor or family god
- ûElepaio - monarch flycatcher
- Haumea - goddess of birth
- Hiûiaka - sister of Pele, daughter of Haumea & KÃÂne
- Hina - goddess of Moon
- KahÃ
ÂÃÂlii - see Kamohoalii
- Kalanipoo - bird goddess Queen
- Kamapuaûa - warlike god of wild boars, husband of Pele
- KÃÂmohoalii - shark god and brother to the major gods, such as Pele
- Kanaloa â God of the ocean, working in concert with KÃÂne
- KÃÂne â God of male procreation, fishponds, agriculture, sorcery; created world with help from Lono and KÃ
«
- KÃÂnehekili â Thunder god
- Kapo
- Kapu - the code of conduct of laws and regulations
- Kapua
- Kaulu - killer of Haumea
- Kihawahine - lizard woman
- Kinilau
- KÃ
« â God of war, forests, canoe-building, deep-sea fishing
- Laka â Goddess described as both the daughter and sister of Pele
- Lohiûau - chief of Kaua'i
- Lono â God of food plants, farming, peace, music, clouds, rainfall, growth, fertility
- Mana - impersonal force
- MÃÂui - ancient hero and chief, demigod, shapeshifter.
- Menehune
- Moûo
- NÃÂmaka - sea goddess and sister of Pele.
- Nanaue - demigod, son of Kamohoalii the shark god, and Kalei, a mortal women
- Nuakea - goddess of milk
- Nightmarchers
- Nuu - Hawaiian Noah
- Papa - Goddess of Nature
- Paûao
- Pakaûa - a god of the wind, gatekeeper of the underworld, wife of Kaiwa, Mother of KahaâÂÂi
- Paliuli
- PapahÃÂnaumoku
- Paupueo
- Pele â Goddess of volcanoes, frequently described as an aumakua
- Poliûahu - goddesses of snow
- Tuna
- Ukupanipo - another shark god
- Wahieloa
- Waka - lizard goddess
- WÃÂkea - Sky father father of islands
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