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Kahaʻi

deity sky Hawaiian single tradition · 2

Kahaʻi is a handsome Polynesian demigod whose exploits were popular in many Polynesian mythologies. In Hawaiian mythology, he is known as Kahaʻinuiahema according to the Kumulipo. He traveled to the skies via a rainbow path with his brother to avenge his father Hema, seeking his remains by asking the gods Kane and Kanaloa.

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Relationships

syncretized with
Tāwhaki
allied with
Kāne, Kanaloa, ʻAlihi
enemy of
Aiaia
child of
Hemā

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Sources

wikipedia (2)
  1. Tāwhaki
  2. Kahaʻi

Source passages

“Kahaʻi is a handsome Polynesian demigod whose exploits were popular in many Polynesian mythologies. In Hawaiian mythology, according to the Kumulipo he is known as Kahaʻinuiahema”

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