Kahōʻāliʻi
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In the religion of Kauaʻi, Hawaii, Kahōʻāliʻi is a god sometimes associated with Lua-o-Milu. On ceremonial occasions, he was impersonated by a dark, naked man marked with white stripes or patches on the inner thighs. At the makahiki festival each winter, the eyeballs of a fish and a human victim were presented for him to swallow, and heiau for human sacrifice were built in his honor.
Relationships
- allied with
- Lua-o-Milu
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“In the religion of Kauaʻi, Hawaii, Kahōʻāliʻi is a god sometimes associated with Lua-o-Milu. On various ceremonial occasions, a dark man, naked, impersonated Kahōʻāliʻi. At the makahiki festival each winter, the eyeballs of a fish and that of a human victim were presented”
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