Kupulupulu
deity forest Hawaiian single tradition · 2
The Hawaiian god of the hula who also took the form of the flowering lehua tree. He was worshiped as the god of native fauna that sustained early Polynesian settlers. When Laʻa-mai-Kahiki arrived with his flute and drum, locals believed it was Kupulupulu.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
Relationships
- manifests as
- flowering lehua tree
- syncretized with
- Laʻa-mai-Kahiki
- aspect of
- Kū
- co occurs with
- Ku-olono-wao, Ku-holoholo-pali, Ku-pepeiao-loa, Ku-pepeiao-poko, Kupa-ai-keʻe, Ku-mauna, Ku-ka-ohia-laka, Ku-ka-ieie, Lono, Lono-i-ka-makahiki, Ku-moku-haliʻi
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Sources
Source passages
“Upon his arrival, the locals heard his flute and the rhythm of the new drumbeat, believing it was the god Kupulupulu. Kupulupulu was worshiped as god of the hula, who also took the form of the flowering lehua tree.”
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