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Hina (goddess)
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Hina is the name assigned to a number of Polynesian deities. The name Hina usually relates to a powerful female force who has dominion over a specific entity. Some variations of the name Hina include
Mararu: Offerings of gratitude to Tahitian goddess Hina. Woodcut by Paul Gauguin (1894).
Mararu: Offerings of gratitude to Tahitian goddess Hina. Woodcut by Paul Gauguin (1894).
Wooden carved kiʻi of Hina (right) and Kūkaʻilimoku (left)
Wooden carved kiʻi of Hina (right) and Kūkaʻilimoku (left)
Kū
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In Hawaiian religion, Kū is one of the four great gods. The other three are Kanaloa, Kāne, and Lono.
Hina (goddess)
…sprouted from Tuna's buried head and grew into a coconut tree. That was how humankind acquired coconuts. Hawaii Wooden carved kiʻi of Hina (right) and Kūkaʻilimoku (left) Even within Hawaiian mythology, Hina could refer to multiple different goddesses. Differentiating between these deities can be ambiguous and is…
Kūkaʻilimoku or simply Kū, feather sculpture of the Hawaiian war god from the 18th century
Kūkaʻilimoku or simply Kū, feather sculpture of the Hawaiian war god from the 18th century
Kū sculpture, monkeypod wood, Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden
Kū sculpture, monkeypod wood, Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden
Sculpture of Kū, from the National Museum of Ethnology in Osaka
Sculpture of Kū, from the National Museum of Ethnology in Osaka
Kū guardian statue of King Kamehameha I on display at the British Museum
Kū guardian statue of King Kamehameha I on display at the British Museum