Haumea (mythology)
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Haumea is the goddess of fertility and childbirth in Hawaiian mythology. She is the mother of many important deities, such as Pele, Kāne Milohaʻi, Kāmohoaliʻi, Nāmaka, Kapo, and Hiʻiaka. She was kille
The Kani-ka-wi tree (Spondias dulcis or June plum) is associated with Haumea, who created a potion from it to help women give birth.
Hawaiian religion
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The Hawaiian religion comprises the Indigenous religious beliefs and practices of Native Hawaiians, also known as the kapu system. Hawaiian religion was based partly on the tapu system common in Polyn
Haumea (mythology)
…Haumea (Hawaiian: ) is the goddess of fertility and childbirth in Hawaiian mythology. She is the mother of many important deities, such as Pele, Kāne Milohaʻi, Kāmohoaliʻi, Nāmaka, Kapo, and Hiʻiaka. She was killed by Kaulu. Haumea is…
A depiction of a royal heiau (HawaiiaThe n temple) at Kealakekua Bay, c. 1816
Kailua-Kona, Island of Hawaii
Kū, Hawaiian God of war
King Kamehameha II