Goddess name "Kihe Wahine" Hawaii: Kindly goddess of demons, who from the the goodness of her heart is also a goddess of lizards Hawaii Spirit name "Koolukoolwani" Africa These retreats were focused on remembering and bringing Kiawahine, the fresh water Lizard Goddess back to Her rightful home in the Royal Ponds at Lahaina. In a story involving her sisters and Pele sledding down the mountain, Lilinoe helped extinguish the fires set by Pele by releasing freezing mist across the blaze. In the saga, she frequently restores the dead to life and performs other magic feats.
ʻAilāʻau (wood eater) was the fire god before the arrival of Pele.
Moaalii, the principal shark-god of Molokai and Oahu. Tag Archives: Hawaiian Lizard Goddess Mo’o, In Celebration of the Hawaiian Lizard Goddess. This little-known oral history is a definitive source of moʻo lore. Gods of the Arts and Industries. The Hawaiian language newspapers, many of which are now available online through resources such as nupepa.org and the University of Hawai‘i’s libweb.hawaii.edu Hawaiian newspaper collection are a fascinating way for people to find mo‘olelo and ka‘ao related to their own family stories. It was believed that Mo'o's originally developed from gecko lizards to human women and then to sea goddesses. In one of the most famous legends of ancient Hawaiʻi, Pele, the volcano goddess, sends her youngest sister, Hiʻiaka, to rescue a mortal lover.
According to our kupuna, or Hawaiian elders, they can grow up to 30 feet long. Lonoakiki, the great eel-god of all the group. Subject: Kalamainuu (Lizard Goddess) appears in the legend: "Kalamainuu" in the book: Kawaharada, Dennis, and Esther T. Mookini, Hawaiian Fishing Legends on pages: 45-53 HSL Call Number: H 398.2 H UHM Call Number: GR110 .H3 K39 1992 Subject: Kalamainuu (Lizard Goddess) appears in the legend: "Puna and the Dragon"
Native Hawaiian’s deep love and respect for the Honu is revealed in their mythology, petroglyphs, and artwork. Hawaiian & Pacific Collections (808) 956-8264 hawnpac@hawaii.edu. This pond was the home of a powerful lizard goddess, or mo`o, named Kihawahine. Kamehameha built a heiau in Waikiki for a mo'o that helped him win the Battle of Nu'uanu. The dragons of Hawaiian lore inhabit island waters — sometimes as protective deities, sometimes as shapeshifting threats. Kihawahine was a Maui chiefess who after death became a lizard goddess.
We frown on the present-day reference to the Hawaiian volcano goddess by the French name Madame Pele. A well known story of the Honu is the legend of Kauila, the Hawaiian Turtle Goddess: The mystical sea turtle Kauila was born on the black sandy shores of Punalu'u, in the district of Ka'u on the Big Island of Hawaii.
Native Hawaiian scholar Mary Kawena Pukui’s seminal resource, “Place Names of Hawaii,” recounts the folk tale as such: The fire goddess Pele and a female lizard fell in love with the same prince, and in a jealous rage Pele split the lizard in half.