Haloa

ancestor earth Hawaiian single tradition · 5

Hāloa is the stillborn son of Wākea and Hoʻohōkūkalani. He was buried facing the rising sun in the East, and from this spot, taro sprung. Later, Wākea and Hoʻohōkūkalani produced another, living child, also called Hāloa, who was the first of the Native Hawaiian People.

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Stillborn deity who became the first Kalo plant, featured in the Kumulipo creation legend.

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“Grandchildren: Haloa”

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“After Haloa-naka, Ho’ohokukalani gave birth to another child named Haloa, meaning long stalk, and he became the first kanaka or Hawaiian person. The relationship between Haloa-naka and Haloa describes the balance of relationships between the land and the people that live in it.”

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