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This list is in no way complete, so many important entities are missing. I will continue to expand this list.
akua. noun. God, goddess, spirit. Kua is shortened, variant spelling of akua and is used in the place name Kealakekua. Kealakekua means "the (ke) pathway (ala) [of] the (ke) god (kua)."
For the glossary entry and more information, see akua.
Hina. proper noun. Moon goddess.
For the glossary entry and more information, see Hina.
Kanaloa. proper noun. Major god. One of four major Hawaiian gods. Kanaloa is the god of the ocean and the ocean winds. The other three major gods were Kāne, Kū, Lono.
For the glossary entry and more information, see Kanaloa.
Kāne. proper noun. Major god. One of four major Hawaiian gods. Kāne is a creator god, procreator of the life subtances such as sunlight and fresh water. The other three major gods were Kanaloa, Kū, Lono.
For the glossary entry and more information, see Kāne.
Kū. proper noun. Major god. Ancient Hawaiian god of war. Also called Kūkā‘ilimoku (Kū [the] island snatcher). One of four major Hawaiian gods. The other three major gods were Kanaloa, Kāne, Lono.
For the glossary entry and more information, see Kū.
Laka. proper noun. Hula goddess. Goddess of the hula and the forest plants associated with the hula.
For the glossary entry and more information, see Laka.
Laka. proper noun. Canoe makers god. A God worshipped by canoe makers, also called Kū‘ōhi‘alaka.
For the glossary entry and more information, see Laka.
Lono. proper noun. Major god. One of four major Hawaiian gods. Lono is the god of peace, agriculture and fertility. The Makahiki was a festival season dedicated to Lono. The other three major gods were Kanaloa, Kāne, Kū.
For the glossary entry and more information, see Lono.
Menehune. proper noun. Mythical race of small people.
For the glossary entry and more information, see Menehune.
Milu. noun. Underworld. Elsewhere in Polynesia, Hawai‘i or a cognate of the word Hawai‘i is the name of the underworld or the ancestral home, but in Hawai‘i the name and word Hawai‘i has no known or certain meaning.
Milu. proper noun. Ruler of the underworld.
For the glossary entry and more information, see Milu.
Pāpā. proper noun. Mythical ancestor of the Hawaiians. Pāpā is also called "earth mother" and was married to Wākea who was also called "sky father." Contrast with Wākea.
For the glossary entry and more information, see Pāpā.
Pele. proper noun. Volcano goddess.
For the glossary entry and more information, see Pele.
Wākea. proper noun. Mythical ancestor of the Hawaiians. Wākea is also called "sky father" and was married to Pāpā who was also called "earth mother." Ākea is a variant spelling of Wākea. Contrast with Pāpā.
For the glossary entry and more information, see Wākea.
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