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 ʻAumakua - spirit of an ancestor or family god ʻElepaio - monarch flycatcher Haumea - goddess of birth Hiʻiaka - sister of Pele, daughter of Haumea and Kāne Hina - goddess of Moon Kahōʻāliʻi - see Kāmohoaliʻi Kalanipoo - bird goddess Queen 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 Kāne - God of male procreation, fishponds, agriculture, sorcery; created world with help from Lono and Kū Kānehekili - Thunder god Kāneikokala - shark god of Kahikinui, Maui Kapo Kapu - the code of conduct of laws and regulations Kapua Kaulu - killer of Haumea Kihawahine - lizard woman Kinilau Kiʻi – first man, born alongside Laʻilaʻi in the Kumulipo Kū - God of war, forests, canoe-building, deep-sea fishing Laka - Goddess of hula, the forest, and female reproductivity. Described as both the daughter and sister of Pele Lohiʻau - chief of Kauaʻi Lono - God of food plants, farming, peace, music, clouds, rainfall, growth, fertility Mana - impersonal force Māui - ancient hero and chief, demigod, shapeshifter. Menehune Moʻo Nāmaka - sea goddess and sister of Pele. Nanaue - demigod, son of Kāmohoaliʻi the shark god, and Kalei, a mortal woman Nuʻakea - goddess of milk Nightmarchers Nuʻu - Hawaiian Noah Papa - Goddess of Nature Paʻao Pakaʻa - God of the wind, Inventor of the sail, Father of Ku-a-paka'a, Son of Kuanuʻuanu & Laʻamaomao Papahānaumoku Paupueo Pele - Goddess of volcanoes, frequently described as an ʻaumakua Poliʻahu - goddesses of snow Tuna Ukupanipo - another shark god Wahieloa Waka - lizard goddess Wākea - Sky father father of islands
See also Folklore in Hawaii Ghosts in Polynesian culture Hawaiian religion Māori mythology Polynesian mythology Samoan mythology
References
External links
, Ed. Thomas G. Thrum Hawaiian Mythology by Martha Beckwith