Nā Akua
(The Hawaiian Gods)
Lono: In Hawai‘i, the clouds and the
phenomena of storms are associated with Lono. Lono brings on the rains and
dispenses fertility. Lono is the god of
harvest. Lono's role has generally confined to the celebration of games in the
Makahiki season.
Kū: He is associated with sacrifice and
battle. Kū equals "rising upright." The Ancient Hawaiians worshiped
Kū for things such as good fishing, long life, good crops, and family and
national prosperity for a whole.
Kāne: Hawaiian god of the forests and
trees. Kāne was the leading god of the great gods named by the Hawaiians. He represented the god of procreation and was
worshipped as ancestor of chiefs and commoners.
Kāne is the creator and gives life associated with dawn, sun and sky. No
human sacrifice or laborious ritual was needed in the worship of Kane.
Kanaloa: Kanaloa is the Hawaiian sea god of
death, darkness, water, and squid. Fishermen look to him for protection.
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