Kanaloa
deity water Hawaiian corroborated · 11
God of the ocean in Hawaiian religion.
↻ synthesized from 11 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- According to the author, Kanaloa is not mentioned in the oldest legends prior to about 1100 A.D., suggesting a later addition from immigration waves.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Laka, Kihawahine, Papahānaumoku, ʻaumakua, kupua, ka lau, ke kini akua, nā ʻunihipili, nā ʻaumākua, Kane-hoa-lani, Ka-hina-liʻi, Ka-moho-aliʻi, Kahuila-o-ka-lani, Wahieloa, Pele-kumu-honua, Kāne Milohai, Ka-moho-aliʻi, Tangaroa, Tagaloa, Tāne, Pou, Taŋaroa, Taʼaroa, Tana'oa, Taka'oa, Tangagoa, Tagroa Siria, Hemā, Aiaia, ʻAlihi, Māui, Ta'aroa, Hikuleʻo, Tanaʻoa, Takaʻoa, Menehune, Milu, Te Wheke-a-Muturangi, Tangaloa, Taʻaroa, Haumea, Pele, Wākea, Hoʻohokukalani, Po, Haloa, Nāmaka, Hiʻiaka, Kapo, Io Matua Kore
- parent of
- Hiʻiaka, Pele, Laumiha, Kahaʻula, Kahakauakoko, Kauakahi, Kekaua-kahi
- consort of
- Haumea
- sibling of
- Kāne
Mentioned by
Sources
internet (2)
wikipedia (9)
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).”
#241 · extracted by claude-sonnet-4-6
“The sea pours from her head over the land of Kanaloa (perhaps the island now known as Kahoʻolawe) and her brothers say:”
#984 · extracted by claude-sonnet-4-6
“Kanaloa, Hawaiian religion”
#31803 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“A rainbow was the path over which he and his brother ʻAlihi ascended into the skies, where they asked Kane and Kanaloa where Hema's remains were to be found.”
#32061 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“In Hawaiʻi as Kanaloa, symbolized by the squid or heʻe.”
#32359 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5