According to Hawaiian mythology, one of Kū’s many manifestations is God of War. The deity was favored by King Kamehameha I, who unified the Hawaiian islands by 1812. “He's a very complex god.

The Hawaiian Word of the Day is "Haumea". One of the most famous female gods in Hawaiian Mythology, Haumea is said to be the goddess of fertility and childbirth.

Hawaii's vibrant mythology is populated by savage, emotional gods. But behind the fantasy could lie clues to the catastrophic volcanic events that scientists now believe inspired those tales.

Similarly, Hawaiian mythology credits him with drawing up their archipelago from the ocean ... a millennium-long break in long-distance voyaging that Disney reimagines through its storm god Nalo ...