Inoa

Hina; Hinanuialana (2); Hinakawea (2); Hinamanouluae (4) ;Hinaikawai; Hinaikeahi; Hinaikamalama

Hōʻuluʻulu manaʻo

ʻO Hina lāua ʻo Kū nā makamua o nā akua i hōʻea ma Hawaiʻi maiā Kahiki mai. ʻIke pinepine ʻia ma nā moʻolelo kahiko, ʻo Hina lāua ʻo Kū nā makua, me he mea lā ʻo lāua nā mākua o nā kānaka Hawaiʻi. ʻO Kū ke akua nāna ke kuleana o ka mana o ke kāne, a ʻo Hina ke akua nāna ke kuleana o ka mana o ka wahine. ʻO Hina ke akua i hānau mai i ka mokupuni o Molokaʻi me ke akua o Wākea, ʻo ia ke kumu kapa ʻia kēlā mokupuni ʻo Molokaʻinuiahina. ʻO HIna ka inoa laulā o kēia akua, a aia he mau akua i kapa ʻia ʻo Hina me ka inoa a me ke kuleana kikoʻī e like hoʻi me Hinapukuiʻa, Hinaikeahi, Hinaikawai, Hinaakalana a pēlā wale aku. Hoʻolaʻa paha ʻia kēia mau Hina ma ke ʻano he ʻohana a i ʻole papa akua o Hina. He pilina ko Hina me ka hana kapa a ʻo ka mahina kona kinolau.

Description

Hina and Kū were the first gods to reach Hawaiʻi from Kahiki. It is often seen in the historical writings, Kū and Hina or a version of them are invoked as the parents of various characters, and are seemingly the progenitors of the Hawaiian people. Kū is the god who is associated with male energies and HIna is the god associated with female energies. Hina is the god who birthed the island of Molokaʻi with Wākea, and that is the reason that island is named Molokaʻinuiahina. Hina is the general name for this god, and there are many others called Hina with a name that reflects a more specific function or responsibility such as, Hinapukuiʻa, Hinaikeahi, Hinaikawai, Hinaakalana, as well as many others. These gods called Hina are worshiped as a family or class of gods. Hina is associated with kapa making and the moon is her bodily form.

ʻŌlelo kuhikuhi

E koho i kēa huaʻōlelo no nā kumuwaiwai pili iā Hina ma ke ʻano laulā

Instructions

Use this term for resources related to Hina in a general sense.

Moʻokūʻauhau

Akua: Kū

 Akua: Makua: Wākea (kāne)

ʻĀina: Molokaʻi

Hana: Hana kapa; Hānau keiki

Kinolau: Mahina

Kūmole: (1) Pukui & Elbert. Hawaiian Dictionary; (2) Thrum, Thomas G., More Hawaiian Folk Tales: A Collection of Native Legends and Traditions (pp. 197-213); (3) Westervelt, W. D., Hawaiian Legends of Ghosts and Ghost-Gods. (pp. 224-240; 116-151); (4) Kaopio, Matthew, Hawaiian Family Legends (5) Beckwith, Martha. Hawaiian Mythology

Applied to: Hina, the godess, The Rescue of Hina, Legends of Maui : a demi-god of Polynesia and of his mother Hina

Created by: Puaokamele Dizon; Annemarie Paikai