Kāne
God of the sky and creation in Hawaiian religion.
↻ synthesized from 9 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Documented in 1854.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Laka, Kihawahine, Papahānaumoku, ʻaumakua, kupua, ke kini akua, nā ʻunihipili, nā ʻaumākua, Laʻilaʻi, Kiʻi, Kāne Milohai, Ka-moho-aliʻi, Tāne Mahuta, Hemā, ʻAlihi, Karihi, Tahaki, Kuhi, Wākea, Hoʻohokukalani, Po, Haloa, Milu, Haumea, Pele, Nāmaka, Hiʻiaka, Kapo, Kū, Lono, Hina
- parent of
- ke kanahā, Laʻilaʻi, Kiʻi, Hiʻiaka, Pelehonuamea
- aspect of
- ka lau
- sibling of
- Kanaloa, Lono, Ku-waha-ilo
- served by
- Aiaia
- has aspect
- Kanaloa
- creator of
- Menehune, Wela'ahilaninui
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“The major early gods reflected these characteristics, as the early Hawaiians worshiped Kāne (the god of the sky and creation), Kū (the god of war and male pursuits), Lono (the god of peace, rain, and fertility) and Kanaloa (the god of the ocean).”
#238 · extracted by claude-sonnet-4-6
“Kāne, a god of Hawaii.”
#31838 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In legends and chants, Kāne and Kanaloa are portrayed as complementary powers. For example, whereas Kāne was called during the canoe building, Kanaloa was called while the canoe was being sailed. Likewise, Kāne governed the northern edge of the ecliptic while Kanaloa governed its southern edge, Kanaloa is "the subconscious to Kāne's conscious".”
#32513 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Then Kāne, sensing that he was separate from the Po, pulled himself free of Po by an act of sheer will...Then Kāne created the light to push back Po...The first man was created in the image of Kāne.”
#32524 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“The word kāne alone means "man", and Kāne is one of the four major Hawaiian deities along with Kanaloa, Kū, and Lono. As a result, Kāne-milo-hai is occasionally confused with the latter.”
#32540 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001