the king of vapor or steam;
Akuapaao, the war-god of Paao, taken from the temple of Manini by mi.
Ku-kaili-moku, the war-god of Kamehameha I., bequeathed to him by Kaniopuu.
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| Laamcwmao, god of the winds, the Hawaiian Æolus, whose home was on Molokai. |
| Hinakuluiau, a goddess of the rain. |
| Hinakealii and |
| Hookuipaele, sisters of Hinakuluiau. |
| Mooaleo, a powerful gnome of Lanai, conquered by Kaululaau, a prince of Maui. |
| Kuula, a god of the fishermen. |
| Hina, wife of Kuula. |
| Laeapua and |
| Kaneapua, gods of the fishermen of Lanai. |
| Hinahele ard her daughter |
| Aiaiakuula, goddesses of the fishermen of Hawaii. |
| Ukanipo, the great shark-god of Hawaii. |
| Moaalii, the principal shark-god of Molokai and Oahu. |
| Lonoakiki, the great eel-god of all the group. |
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| Apukohai and |
| Uhumakaikai, evil shark or fish-gods of Kauai. |
| Akua-ula, the god of inspiration. |
| Haulili, a god of speech, special to Kauai. |
| Koleamoku, the deified chief who first learned the use of herbs and the art of healing from the gods. He was a patron of the kahunas, |
| Olonopuha and |
| Makanuiailon, deified disciples of Koleamoku. |
| Kaanahua. the second son of the high-priest Luahoomoe, and |
| Kukaoo, gods of the husbandman. |
| Lakakane, god of the hula and similar sports. |
| Mokualii, god of the canoe-makers. |
| Hai, god of kapa making. |
| Ulaulakeahi, god of distillation. |
Kalaipahoa, a goddess who entered and poisoned trees.
Kapo and
Pua, sisters of Kalaipahoa, with like functions.
Kama, a powerful tutelar god of all the islands.
Laauli, the god who made inviolable laws.
Kuahana, the god who killed men wantonly.
Leleioio, the god who inflicted bodily pain.
Lelehookaahaa, wife of Leleioio.
Lie, a goddess of the mountains, who braided Zeis.
Maikahulipu, the god who assisted in righting upset canoes.
Pohakaa, a god living in precipitous places, and who rolled down stones, to the fright and injury of passers.
Keoloewa, a god worshipped in the heiaus of Maui.
Kiha, a goddess of Maui, held in great reverence.
Uli, the god of the sorcerers.
Pekuku, a powerful god of Hawaii.
Lonoikeaualii, a god worshipped in the heiaus of Oahu.
Kauakahi, a god of Maui and Molokai.
Hiaka, a mountain god of Kauai.
Kapo and
Kapua, and several others, messengers of the gods.
Ouli, the god appealed to by the kahunas in praying people to death.
Maliu, any deified deceased chief.
Akua noho, gods possessing the spirits of departed mortals, of which there were many.
Kiha-wahine and
Kalo, noted deities of the class of akua-noho.
Mahulu, a name common to three gods in the temples of Lone.
Manu, the names of two gods at the outer gates of heiaus dedicated to Zona.
Puea, the god worshipped in the darkness.
Kaluanuunohonionio, one of the principal gods of the luakina, or sacrificial house of the temple.
Kanenuiakea, a general name for a class of thirteen gods connected with the larger heiaus.
Gods of the Arts and Industries.
ANCIENT HAWAIIAN GOVERNMENT.
Previous to the eleventh century the several habitable islands of the Hawaiian group were governed by one or more independent chiefs, as already stated. After the migratory influx of that period, however, and the settlement on the islands of a number of warlike southern chiefs and their followers, the independent chiefs began to unite for mutual protection. This involved the necessity of a supreme head, which was usually found in the chief conceded to be the most powerful; and thus alii-nuis, mois and kings sprang into existence. So far as tradition extends, however, certain lines, such as the Maweke, Pili and Paumakua families, were always considered to be of supreme blood. They came to the islands as chiefs of distinguished lineage, and so remained.
Gradually the powers of the mois and ruling chiefs were enlarged, until at length they claimed almost everything. Then the chiefs held their possessions in fief to the mot) and forfeited them by rebellion. In time the king became absolute master of the most of the soil over which he ruled, and assumed tabu rights which rendered his person sacred and his prerogatives more secure. All he acquired by conquest was his, and by partitioning the lands among his titled friends he secured the support necessary to his maintenance in power. Certain lands were inalienable both in chiefly families and the priesthood; they were made so by early sovereign decrees, which continued to be respected; but with each succeeding king important land changes usually occurred.
Although the king
