Hawaiian gods

The Hawaiian religion is both animistic and polytheistic, meaning its followers believe in a natural world that is imbued with spirits, who are ruled over by gods and goddesses. Read more...

#Hawaiian #mythology is rich with supernatural figures, such as gods & men, or ghosts & goblins. One Hawaiian chant speaks of as many as "four thousand gods" of the Hawaiian cosmos. The ancient Hawaiians, like most indigenous peoples, felt a deep connection with nature & explained everything from the creation of the Earth to the lava flowing from the volcanoes through the stories of their gods & #goddesses. #Papa #Haumea #Pele #Hi’aka #Poliʻahu #Lilinoe #Hina #Nāmaka #Kalamainu'u #Waku…

Hawaiian mythology has hundreds of gods and goddesses, but of these, the following are some of the most important.

Bold woodcut-style graphics illustrate the traditional poses of four major Hawaiian gods. From "Say It As It Is! Learn to Speak Hawaiian," Hawaiian Isles Publishing Co., Ltd., Honolulu, HI, 1978. My edition is the 1982 reprint. This book was published before the return to traditional Hawaiian spelling and stress punctuation.

Lighting up ancient Hawaiian legends, Pele (pronounced peh-leh) the goddess of fire, lightning, wind, dance and volcanoes is a well-known character. Otherwise known as ka wahine ai honua, the woman who devours the land, Pele’s home is believed to be Halemaumau crater at the summit of Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes. However, all of Hawaii lays the setting for her stories, so that to this day, any volcanic eruption in Hawaii is attributed to Pele’s longing to be with her…

Volcanos Park Museum

Poliahu is the enchanting Hawaiian goddess of snow, revered alongside Lilinoe, Waiau, and Kahoupokane. She dwells on Mauna Kea, the highest mountain in