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"Kanaloa, god of the squid; Here is your sick man" -Beckwith, Hawaiian Mythology (60)

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Ke Ala Polohiwa a Kanaloa (the Dark Glistening Path of Kanaloa or Winter Solstice) occurs when the sun hits its farthest point South in the sky toward the realm of Kanaloa.

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Source: https://tinyurl.com/3xx73ebh

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Hanau Lailai he wahine

Born is Lailai, a female

Hanau Kii, he kane

Born is Kii, a man

Hanau o Kanaloa, o ka hee haunawela

Born is Kanaloa, the hot striking octopus

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Manō or sharks are just one kinolau of Kanaloa

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I chose Kanaloa because he is an akua who both fascinates and eludes. His realms include the ocean and underground water. Since it was difficult to find an aesthetically pleasing image of an aquifer, I chose to highlight deep sea and dark water sources, like caves. I included images of his kinolau, such as sharks, whales, and octopus. From Beckwith’s Hawaiian Mythology, I included a passage showing Kanaloa’s healing nature—how he helps disease “slip away” like the octopus slipping from predators.

Kanaloa is uniquely associated with an island kinolau: Kahoʻolawe. I included a photo of the island, a Protect Kahoʻolawe ʻOhana poster from their 1970s movement to stop bombing there, and an oli koʻihonua describing Kanaloa’s birth as the placenta of Papa, which becomes the island. From Kumulipo, I shared lines describing Kanaloa’s birth as an octopus and pairing with Haumea, as discussed in Nā Wahine Kapu.

Three nights are kapu to Kanaloa—Kāloakūkahi, Kāloakūlua, and Kāloapau—used for healing ceremonies. I included an image of two kiʻi from Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau, representing Kāne and Kanaloa (as Kiei and Hālō). Hālō can mean “to peer,” “fins,” or the “motion of fins or hands in swimming”—fitting for an akua of ocean kinolau.

I also highlighted his kinolau ʻawa, used ceremonially and socially, and included a photo of Hōkūleʻa and the Hawaiian star compass to honor Kanaloa as a guardian of navigators.

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Kanaloa is the water underground, the water that is unseen.

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O Haumea o ua wahine la no ia

Haumea was this, that same woman

Noho ia Kanaloa-akua

She lived with the god Kanaloa

O Kauakahi-akua no a ka lolo

The god Kaua-kahi was born from the brain

Ho‘ololo ka hanauna a ia wahine

Born from the brain were the offspring of that woman

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This song has always reminded me of Kāne and Kanaloa

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You're staring at the sun, You're standing in the sea

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You're staring at the sun, You're standing in the sea