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Kane-the creater

 

Ku-The architect and maker of war.

 

Lono-God of peace and prosperity, wind and rain.

 

Kanaloa-God of the ocean.

 

Laka-Hawaiian goddess of song and dance.

 

Akea-first Hawaiian king who founded a kingdom in the afterlife.

 

Manua-Supreme soverign of Po (Realm of Death), the spirits of chiefs and priests live within him.

 

Pele-Goddess of the volcano

 

Kamo`oali`i-King Moho, the god of steam

 

Keuakepo-God of rain and fire

 

Ha'iaka-Ha'iaka and Pele are goddess sisters.

 

Keoahikamakaua-The spirit of lava fountains.

 

Kapo and Laka-Kapo and Laka are Pele's sisters with two different personalities. They both had the same spirit. One had a spirit of fertility and sorcery. The other had the spirit of dance.

 

Hi'iaka-Hi'iaka had the spirit of both fertility, sorcery, and the spirit of dance.

 

Kamapua'a-The Hog God and he is a mischievious spirit of rain. He is also a mischievious spirit of plant life and is in love with Pele. They were always the opposite and had a stormy relationship.

 

Maui-A time shifter and is the Demigod brother of Pele. It is said that Maui lassoed the sun to slow it down and made the days longer on the island of Maui

 

Menehune-Menehune are good fairies. They are Impish mythical figures and are the Hawaiian cousins of the leprechauns in Ireland. It is said that these fairies did great deeds overnight such as digging fishponds.

 

Poliahu-The goddess of the snowy Mauna Kea. She made snow and is an enemy to Pele.

 

Kamohoali'i-The keeper of life and a respected elder brother. He could take the form of a great shark such as when he lead Pele to Hawaii.

 

Lonomakua-The keeper of sacred fire sticks and used them to make volcanic fires at Pele's command.

 

Kapohoikahiola-The spirit of explosions.

 

Kanehekili-The spirit of thunder.

 

Akua-Akua was the real god who created everything. He also kept everything working.

 

Haumea-Haumea was a daughter to Papa which was a fertility goddess. She is also the mother of Pele[female volcano] and Hi'iaka[ hula dancer]. haumea even taught women how to give birth properly. She was very wise and brave.

 

La`amaomao-God of winds, lives on Moloka`i.

 

 Hinakuluiau-Goddess of rain.

 

Mo`oaleo-A gnome who lives on Lana`i.

 

Ku`ula-God of fishermen, wife is Hina.

 

Ukanipo-The shark god of Hawai`i

 

Moa`ali`i-The shark god of Moloka`i and O`ahu.

 

Apukohai-Shark god of Kaua`i.

 

Haulili-God of speech.

 

Koleamoku-God of the art of healing, patron of the kahunas.

 

Lakakane-God of hula.

 

Mokuali`i-God of canoe makers.

 

Ulaulekeahi-God of distillers.

 

Kalaipahoa-Goddess who harms trees.

 

Kuahana-God who kills men.

 

Lie-Goddess of the mountains.

 

Kiha-A goddess of Maui.

 

Uli-God of sorcerers.

 

Hiaka-A mountain god on Kaua`i.

 

Ouli-God who could kill people if prayed to.

 

Mahulu-Names of gods in Lono's temples.

 

Puea-A god worshipped in darkness.

 

Kaluanu`unohonionio-A god of a temple's sacrificial house.