Inoa | Name(s)
Kāne
Hōʻuluʻulu manaʻo
He akua ʻo Kāne i hoʻolaʻa nui ʻia e nā kānaka Hawaiʻi. E like me nā akua Hawaiʻi he nui,ʻo Kāne ka inoa laulā no kēia akua, akā aia he inoa a ʻano nui ʻino ʻē aʻe pili i nā mea kikoʻī, e laʻa me “Kānehoalani, Kānehekili, Kāneikawaiola, a pēlā wale aku”. I kekahi manawa, ʻo kēia mau ʻano kikoʻī, ʻo ia nā ʻaumākua o kekahi ʻohana6, e like me Kānehekili, ke akua, a me Kahekili, ke aliʻi, a hoʻolaʻa ʻia ia ʻaumākua e kēlā ʻohana. Kapa ʻia ka pō mahina ʻo Kāne no kēia akua.
Hoʻolaʻa ʻia ʻO Kāne me nā pule a me nā oli ma nā heiau no Kāne a ma nā Pōhaku o Kāne. ʻO ka wai, ka ʻohe, ka lāʻī, ke kalo, ke kō, ka niu, ka puaʻa, a me ka ʻawapuhi kekahi o kona mau kinolau. ʻO ka ʻawa, ka wauke, a me ka ulu kekahi mau meakanu kapu no Kāne. Pili ʻo ia i nā kahawai, pūnāwai, a me nā loko iʻa. Ma nā moʻolelo, ʻōlelo pinepine ʻia no kona huli ʻana i ka wai me ke akua ʻo Kanaloa
Description
Kāne is a God who is widely worshiped by Hawaiians. As with many of the Hawaiian Gods, Kāne is the general name for this God however, there are many other names and types derived from Kāne that are more specific, such as “Kānehoalani, Kānehekili, Kāneikawaiola, etc”. Sometimes, these more specific types of Kāne are family gods to a family6 such as with Kānehekili, the God, and Kahekili, the chief, then that particular family God is worshiped by that family. The moon phase called Kāne is named for this akua.
Kāne is worshiped through prayer and chant at heiau dedicated to him as well as through Pōhaku o Kāne. Freshwater, bamboo, tī leaf, taro, sugar cane, coconut, pigs, and ginger are some of his physical forms. ʻAwa, mulberry, and breadfruit are plants that are sacred to Kāne. He is associated with freshwater streams, pools, and fishponds. In stories, it is often told that he is in search of freshwater alongside the God Kanaloa
ʻŌlelo kuhikuhi
E koho i kēia huaʻōlelo no nā kumuwaiwai pili i ke akua ʻo Kāne, ma ke ʻano laulā. ʻAʻole nō kēia ka huaʻōlelo kūpono no kāne.
Instructions
Use this term for resources related to the God Kāne, in a general sense. Do not use this term to indicate men or the male gender.
Moʻokūʻauhau | Genealogy
Akua | Deity: Ānuenue2; Kanaloa3
ʻĀina | Land/sea: Kahoʻolawe3; Kahiki; Kāneʻohe4
Hana | Practice: Lawaiʻa loko iʻa4; Kālai waʻa; Hoʻokele
Kinolau | Form: Wai4; Kō; ʻOhe; Awa; Kalo; Puaʻa; Niu; Wauke
Kūmole | Source(s)
(1) Pukui, Mary Kawena, and Samuel H. (Samuel Hoyt) Elbert. Hawaiian Dictionary : Hawaiian-English, English-Hawaiian. Rev. and enl. Ed. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1986.
(2) Westervelt, W. D. (William Drake). Hawaiian Legends of Ghosts and Ghost-Gods. Rutland, Vt: C. E. Tuttle, 1963. pages 151-166.
(3) Levin, Wayne, Rowland B Reeve, Franco Salmoiraghi, and David Ulrich. Kahoʻolawe : Nā Leo o Kanaloa : Chants and Stories of Kahoʻolawe. Honolulu: ʻAi Pōhaku Press, 1995.
(4) Kaopio, Matthew. Hawaiian Family Legends. Honolulu, Hawaii: Mutual Pub., 2003.
(5) Armitage, Kimo. Akua Hawaiʻi : Hawaiian Gods and Their Stories. Honolulu, Hawaii: Bishop Museum Press, 2005.
(6) Beckwith, Martha Warren. Hawaiian Mythology. Honolulu: University Press of Hawaii, 1976.
Hoʻopili ʻia i | Applied to: The water of Kane; The Kane worship (42-59); Kane and Kanaloa.
Mea haku | Created by: Puaokamele Dizon; Annemarie Paikai