Hawaiian gods

The Hawaiian religion is both animistic and polytheistic, meaning its followers believe in a natural world that is imbued with spirits, who are ruled over by gods and goddesses. Read more...

Hawaiian mythology is rich with supernatural figures, such as gods and men, or ghosts and goblins. One Hawaiian chant speaks of as many as “four thousand gods” of the Hawaiian cosmos. The ancient…

Pele fire goddess and her sister, Namaka O Kaha'i, goddess of the sea

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Kāne is considered the highest of the four major Hawaiian deities, along with Kanaloa, Kū, and Lono, though he is most closely associated with Kanaloa. He represented the god of procreation and was worshipped as ancestor of chiefs and commoners. Kāne is the creator and gives life associated with dawn, sun and sky. No human sacrifice or laborious ritual was needed in the worship of Kāne. In the beginning, there was nothing but Po; the endless black chaos. Then Kāne, sensing that he was…

squeegool: “ Pele , the Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes for today’s Sketch_dailies ”

...since I rock n' rolled on this blog. Sorry for the delay in posting new stuff up here, just been so swamped with project I always seem to neglect the blog. SO anywhose, I am gonna just do a big post of all the stuff I hadn't posted since the Fall. Here we go... Here was a Tiki inspired poster and Fictious Movie Beer Coaster set I did last year for Phone Booth Gallery. Available to Purchase Here Available to Purchase Here Here is a collection of officially licensed screen prints I did for…

The Hina Hawaiian Goddess holds a significant place in Polynesian mythology, particularly in the culture of Hawaii. As an ancient deity associated with the

Lighting up ancient Hawaiian legends, Pele (pronounced peh-leh) the goddess of fire, lightning, wind, dance and volcanoes is a well-known character. Otherwise known as ka wahine ai honua, the woman who devours the land, Pele’s home is believed to be Halemaumau crater at the summit of Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes. However, all of Hawaii lays the setting for her stories, so that to this day, any volcanic eruption in Hawaii is attributed to Pele’s longing to be with her…