Hawaiian Gods and Goddesses
Major Deities
Kāne – the creator
Kū – the architect and maker of war
Lono – God of peace and prosperity, wind and rain
Kanaloa – God of the ocean.
Pele - Goddess of the Volcano
Kamooalii – King Moho, the God of steam
Keuakepo – God of rain of fire
Hiiakawawahilani – the cloud holder
Keoahikamakaua – the child of war.
Akea – first Hawaiian king who founded a kingdom in the afterlife
Kaonohiokala – Celestial diety; dead chiefs are brought to him in the eyeball
of the sun
Laamaomao – God of winds, lives on Molokai
Hinakuluiau – Goddess of rain
Kuula – God of fishermen
Ukanipo – the shark God of Hawaii
Moaalii – the shark God of Molokai and Oahu
Apukohai – shark God of Kauai
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Haulili – God of speech
Koleamoku – God of the art of healing
Lakakane – God of the hula
Mokualii – God of canoe makers
Lie – Goddess of the mountains
In Greek and Roman mythology gods and goddesses had their own special
tasks or areas of influence, the Kahili approach of using the powers of the
goddesses intuitively, rather than intellectually. Each of the goddesses, then,
has multiple powers and abilities and they can help in whatever way you feel
is right in a specific situation, for there is always a way to use any of them for
the same purpose. Thus Pele, of the element of fire, might be called on to help
increase circulation because of her heat, energy and the movement of lava,
but she might also be called upon to radically change or transform a situation
or condition, the way an erupting volcano transforms the land and the lives of
the people around it. Hi'iaka, as the wind, might be called on to "clear the air,"
to find something (because wind has direction), to bring something into one's
life (as the wind brings clouds and rain), or to change something (because the
wind changes direction).
Hina: 'Ike, White, Water, Awareness (Knowledge)
Haumea: Kala, Red, Stone, Freedom (Release)
Pele: Makia, Orange, Fire, Focus (Energy)
Hi'iaka: Manawa, Yellow, Wind, Presence (Purpose)
Laka: Aloha, Green, Plants, Hula Love (Compassion)
Kapo: Mana, Blue, Animals, Power (Ability)
Uli: Pono, Purple, People, Success (Effectiveness)